Crime and Policing Bill

Further written evidence submitted by the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) (CPB57)

Clerk, Public Bill Committee – Crime and Policing Bill

This submission of evidence from the RPC is further to one (below) dated 26 March.  It relates to the RPC’s independent scrutiny of impact assessments (IAs) relating to the Crime and Policing Bill.  The RPC has now completed its scrutiny of two (unpublished) IAs, and issued its opinions to the Government.  They are published on the RPC’s website, and may be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/crime-and-policing-bill-new-offences-to-criminalise-the-possession-importing-making-adaptation-supply-and-offering-to-supply-of-articles-for-us

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/crime-and-policing-bill-mandatory-reporting-duty-for-child-sexual-abuse-rpc-opinion-green-rated

The RPC has also updated its published statement about this, which can be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crime-and-policing-bill-late-publication-of-home-office-impact-assessments

The RPC hopes that this further submission is of assistance to the PBC, and continues to stand ready to answer any questions that you and/or your committee may have.

RPC secretariat

April 2025