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The RPC is the independent regulatory scrutiny body for the UK Government. The Committee assesses the quality of evidence and analysis used to inform government regulatory proposals. This independent advice and scrutiny helps ensure that ministerial policy decisions are based on accurate evidence, and helps to produce better regulation.
Water (Special Measures) Bill: RPC opinion (green-rated)
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Regulatory Policy Committee’s opinion on Defra’s impact assessment for the Water (Special Measures) Bill.
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: RPC opinion (green-rated) November 2024
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Regulatory Policy Committee’s opinion on DHSC’s impact assessment for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
15 years of the Regulatory Policy Committee
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The RPC has now been operating for 15 years. To commemorate this, we have updated the history document originally published for our 10th anniversary.
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The RPC is the independent regulatory scrutiny body for the UK Government. The Committee assesses the quality of evidence and analysis used to inform government regulatory proposals. This independent advice and scrutiny helps ensure that ministerial policy decisions are based on accurate evidence, and helps to produce better regulation.
RPC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade.
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