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This page lists all the Regulatory Policy Committee's opinions.
Impact assessment opinions based on external, independent scrutiny of new regulation by the Regulatory Policy Committee.
Sets out a standardised approach to formulating evaluative opinions used by forensic scientists in the criminal justice system.
Guidance on the patent opinions service, including guidance for users of the service and our procedures for handling opinions
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2021 on Department for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development measures.
This is a summary of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2022 on Health and Safety Executive measures
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2020 on Department of Health and Social Care measures
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2022 for Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs measures
This page provides links to RPC opinions for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) for the years listed below.
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2022 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office measures
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2020 on Department for Transport measures.
This page provides links to RPC Opinions for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the years listed below.
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2022 on Home Office measures
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2022 on Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities measures
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2020 on Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs measures.
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