Post-implementation reviews are meant to answer a simple question: is a regulation still working? Too often, the answer is “not as well as it should” and yet nothing changes.
Departments need to compete new PIRs on time as well as managing the backlog.
Why post implementation reviews need more regression analysis
Post-implementation reviews (PIRs) play a vital role in ensuring that regulations remain proportionate and effective. This blog provides an update on that latest position: the number of outstanding PIRs across government and the progress by the eight departments with the largest backlogs against the commitments that they made.
The RPC has today published information on outstanding Post-Implementation Reviews (PIRs) across government. Stephen Gibson, Chair of the RPC, commends departmental commitments to address the backlog.