Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Losing Impact: why the Government’s impact assessment system is failing Parliament and the public

12th Report of Session 2022-23 - published 10 October 2022 - HL Paper 62

Contents

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Government Policy—the Better Regulation cycle

Background to Better Regulation

Role of the BRE

Chapter 3: What are the problems? Principal concerns with Impact Assessments

Missing IAs

Delays due to the RPC?

Delays due to the BIT target?

‘No IA required’

Pandemic exemption

Post-Implementation Review

Operational difficulties

Public sector projects

Lack of a central point of authority

So who within Departments is responsible for quality control?

Is departmental ‘self-discipline’ working?

Chapter 4: Establishing an effective gateway

Chapter 5: Conclusion

Chapter 6: List of recommendations

Appendix 1: List of witnesses

Appendix 2: Written evidence from the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee

Appendix 3: SLSC letter to the Better Regulation Executive on its Reform of the Better Regulation Framework

Appendix 4: List of Members and Interests





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