Guidance

Producing post-implementation reviews: best practice

How to carry out the analysis for a post implementation review (PIR).

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 20 May 2016
• Last updated: 10 May 2024 — See all updates

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Producing post-implementation reviews: principles of best practice

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Post implementation review (PIR) template

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Guidance and template for officials carrying out analysis to support the recommendations of post implementation reviews (PIR) of legislation.

The template provides suggested headings for the findings of a PIR and can be used for both statutory and non-statutory reviews. The use of the template is not mandatory, but is recommended.

Please refer to the guidance on statutory review requirements when deciding whether a PIR is appropriate.

Published 20 May 2016
Last updated 10 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 10 May 2024

   Best practice revised to reflect consequential changes following the introduction of the new Better Regulation Framework and the updated guidance on statutory review requirements. This includes the need to consider options assessments under the pre-implementation stage of the new framework and when a post implementation review should be scrutinised by the Regulatory Policy Committee under the post-implementation stage of the new framework. As per the updated guidance on statutory review requirements, the guidance reflects that for novel regulatory provisions, if the regulatory provision has an impact below +/- £10 million EANDCB (Equivalent Annual Net Direct Cost to Business) then this should be a strong indication that a statutory review provision may not be appropriate. The revised guidance also now provides an overview of which post implementation reviews are in scope of the framework and a section on post implementation review bundling.

2. 6 August 2021

   New guidance on international requirements following the most recent Free Trade Agreements that the UK has signed with other nations. Guidance updated on the requirements for producing PIRs for retained/amended EU legislation, and the process for publishing PIRs.

3. 22 January 2021

   slight tweak to the PIR revising the question on EU measures

4. 19 July 2018

   Added best practice guidance for officials.

5. 20 May 2016

   First published.