Guidance

Assessing the impact of regulation on small and micro businesses

How to assess the impact of a regulatory policy measure on small businesses (less than 50 employees) and micro businesses (less than 10 employees).

• From: Regulatory Policy Committee
• Published: 12 April 2019
• Last updated: 13 November 2025 — See all updates

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RPC small and micro business assessment guidance

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The Regulatory Policy Committee’s recommendations for government officials to consider when carrying out a small and micro business assessment under the Better Regulation Framework.

Published 12 April 2019

Last updated 13 November 2025 + show all updates

1. 13 November 2025

   Updated September 2025

2. 29 August 2019

   Updated RPC SaMBA checklist

3. 29 August 2019

   The document updates (e.g. by including more recent examples) and incorporates, respectively, the SaMBA case histories and checklist documents published previously.

4. 12 April 2019

   First published.