What can we learn from Europe about regulatory scrutiny?
RPC Chair's reflections from attending the annual conference of the European Regulatory Scrutiny Board.
Stephen Gibson, RPC Chair
Stephen is Chair of the Regulatory Policy Committee. He has over 30 years’ experience working as a professional economist across a range of regulated sectors including post, water, rail, aviation, ports, energy and telecoms. He is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Business and Government at Harvard University and also a Senior Fellow at LSE. He is a member of the Bank of England’s Cost-Benefit Analysis panel and was a member of the CAA’s expert advisory panel on airport regulation.
From review to reform: making post-implementation reviews count
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Green Book, Post-implementation reviews
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.
How the quality of regulatory assessments compares across departments
This blog post explains what the data tells us about the quality of the evidence and analysis supporting regulatory policy proposals across government departments.
Progress stalls on post-implementation reviews
Departments need to compete new PIRs on time as well as managing the backlog.
The Regulatory Policy Committee’s rating system explained – and tips for getting it right
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Better Regulation Framework, How RPC helps
We're often asked what makes the difference between a green and red rating. This post explains our rating system, what we look for and how government departments can improve the quality of their assessments.
Why the RPC matters – because independent scrutiny improves UK regulation
This is the final post in our series answering the simple but important question: why does the RPC matter?
Why the RPC matters for the UK’s international reputation: for inward investment and for international trade
The quality of a country's regulatory framework is not a purely domestic concern. It shapes trade relationships, influences investment decisions, and signals to international partners whether a country is serious about evidence-based regulation. Our role at the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) sits at the heart of that story.
Evidence Parliament can trust
How the Regulatory Policy Committee’s independent scrutiny supports democratic accountability
The business case for independent scrutiny
This is the second post in our series on "Why the RPC matters" explaining the importance of our independent scrutiny.
Independent scrutiny – the foundation for growth
This is the first post in a new series on ‘Why the RPC matters’ from our Chair, Stephen Gibson, explaining the importance of our independent scrutiny.