Regulatory Impact Assessments

House of Lords written question – answered at on 19 January 2009.

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Photo of Lord Taylor of Holbeach Lord Taylor of Holbeach Shadow Minister, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 9 June 2008 (WA 82), whether, under normal circumstances, regulatory impact assessments used in justification of Government action are monitored to gauge their accuracy; and, if so, where the results of such monitoring are published.

Photo of Lord Darzi of Denham Lord Darzi of Denham Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)

The impact assessments process, introduced in November 2007, superseded regulatory impact assessments. The revised impact assessment process has increased the focus on post-implementation reviews.

The department is currently putting systems in place to respond to the 2008 White Paper Post-legislative Scrutiny: The Government's Approach.

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