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Impact assessments and better regulation: the role of the UK's Regulatory Policy Committee

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  • Michael Gibbons
  • David Parker

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Impact assessment is a method of regulatory oversight intended to improve both regulatory processes and outcomes. This article reviews the work of the Regulatory Policy Committee established in 2009 to improve regulatory scrutiny in the UK, including its role in the coalition government's policy of ‘one in, one out’. The new oversight body has improved regulation but weaknesses remain. The UK has been a leading country in the use of impact assessment and the lessons from the work of the committee will be relevant to both those studying UK public administration and those developing better regulation programmes internationally.

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  • Michael Gibbons & David Parker, 2012. "Impact assessments and better regulation: the role of the UK's Regulatory Policy Committee," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(4), pages 257-264, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:32:y:2012:i:4:p:257-264
    DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2012.691302
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    1. Leoš Vítek, 2012. "Regulatory Impact Assessment in the Czech Republic," European Financial and Accounting Journal, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2012(3), pages 63-78.
    2. Michael Gibbons & David Parker, 2013. "New development: Recent changes to the UK's regulatory process," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(6), pages 453-457, November.
    3. Oliver Fritsch & Jonathan C. Kamkhaji & Claudio M. Radaelli, 2017. "Explaining the content of impact assessment in the United Kingdom: Learning across time, sectors, and departments," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 11(4), pages 325-342, December.
    4. Martin Lodge & Kai Wegrich, 2015. "Crowdsourcing and regulatory reviews: A new way of challenging red tape in British government?," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(1), pages 30-46, March.

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