Research and analysis

UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement: RPC Opinion

Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DIT's UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement IA

• From: Regulatory Policy Committee
• Published: 17 December 2021

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RPC Opinion: UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement

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The Secretary of State for International Trade asked the RPC to provide independent scrutiny of the Government’s impact assessments of international free trade agreements.

As with our opinions on regulatory proposals, we offer commentary on the quality and robustness of the evidence and impact; and opine on whether the final stage impact assessments are fit for purpose to inform parliamentary review.

The RPC considers the final impact assessment of the UK-Australia free trade agreement to be fit for purpose. Our independent scrutiny role is an important part of the Government review process, and we look forward to assessing future free trade agreements.

The corresponding Impact Assessment can be found here

Published 17 December 2021