Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

Written evidence submitted by the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) (PAB02)

Clerk, Public Bill Committee – Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 

The RPC was formed in 2009 as an independent ad hoc advisory body (now an NDPB) to provide the Government with advice on the quality of the analysis and evidence supporting new regulation.  Its purpose is to provide scrutiny of the evidence and analysis underpinning new regulatory proposals, including different policy options, while not commenting on government policy.  It helps to ensure that regulation is made for the right reasons and is proportionate to the risk and scale of the problem being addressed.

This submission relates to the RPC’s opinion, following its independent scrutiny of the impact assessments (IAs) supporting the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.  The RPC considers that its (green-rated) opinion (issued to government on 17 January, and published on 22 January when the IA was published) may be of interest to the PBC.

The RPC’s published opinion can be found here:

 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-authorities-fraud-error-and-recovery-bill-impact-assessment-rpc-opinion-green-rated

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

RPC secretariat

February 2025