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The RPC's opinion of the Department for Business and Trade’s impact assessment for the regulations laid in draft before Parliament on 2 February 2026.
Lead department Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Summary of…
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on the Department for Business and Trade’s impact assessment (IA) in respect of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 2025
Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 2025 Lead department Department for…
The RPC's opinion of the Department for Education's impact assessment for the regulations laid in draft before Parliament on 21 January 2026.
Lead department Department for Education Summary of proposal The proposal…
The RPC's opinion of the Department for Business and Trade's options assessment for implementation of a new duty for employers in the Employment Rights Bill.
The RPC's opinion relating to the Department for Business and Trade's options assessment in respect of the Government’s consultation on proposals for new rights to unpaid bereavement leave including pregnancy loss…
The RPC's opinion of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's impact assessment (IA) for The Clean Heat Market Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2025, laid before Parliament on 20 November 2025
The RPC's opinion relating to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' impact assessment for The Marine Recovery Funds Regulations 2025, laid before Parliament on 25 November 2025
The RPC's opinion of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 's impact assessment for the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 12 N…
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on Defra's The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 post implementation review
The RPC's opinion of the Department for Transport's impact assessment for the Railways Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 5 November 2025.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s impact assessment (IA) in respect of the regulations.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on the Home Office's The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Transparency in Supply Chains) Regulations 2015 PIR
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on Defra's Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020 PIR
Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) opinion of the Department for Health and Social Care’s (and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport) impact assessment (IA) in respect of proposals in the regulations laid bef…
Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) opinion of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ impact assessments (IA) in respect of proposals in the regulations laid (in draft) before Parliament on 16 September 2025
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion of the Department of Health and Social Care’s impact assessments (IA) in respect of the proposals
The attached spreadsheets contain the ratings in published RPC opinions since 2020 and a summary of the cases where we have published a statement of lateness
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion of the Department for Business and Trade’s options assessment (OA) in respect of proposals that are the subject of a consultation
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ impact assessments (IA) in respect of the regulations.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DBT's UK-India Free Trade Agreement IA
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