What can we learn from Europe about regulatory scrutiny?
RPC Chair's reflections from attending the annual conference of the European Regulatory Scrutiny Board.
Regulatory Policy Committee: Corporate Report 2025-26
The RPC has today published its corporate report for 2025-26, showcasing a year of strong performance, growing influence and continued commitment to improving the quality of evidence underpinning government regulation.
RPC publishes new regulatory scorecard case histories guidance
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RPC Secretariat, Posted on:
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Better Regulation Framework, Green Book, Guidance
New guidance to help policy teams across Whitehall develop stronger regulatory scorecards within options assessments and impact assessments.
From review to reform: making post-implementation reviews count
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Stephen Gibson, RPC Chair, Posted on:
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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.
How do you know if a regulation worked?
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Caroline Elliott, RPC committee member and Allan Little, RPC committee member, Posted on:
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Categories:
Post-implementation reviews
Why post implementation reviews need more regression analysis
The Regulatory Policy Committee’s rating system explained – and tips for getting it right
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Stephen Gibson, RPC Chair, Posted on:
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Categories:
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.
Valuing skills: how the government estimates the returns to education
A regulatory environment that supports investment in human capital - people's education and skills - is just as important as one that supports physical capital.
How a rigorous impact assessment and RPC scrutiny help to defend against legal challenge
The quality of the evidence base – and how rigorously it was scrutinised before the decision was made – can directly affect whether a policy survives judicial review. This blog considers three judicial review cases that highlight the important role that RPC opinions can play.