Red rated RPC opinions (since May 2015)
Opinions that are not 'fit for purpose' based on external, independent scrutiny of new regulation by the Regulatory Policy Committee
Regulatory proposals are accompanied by an impact assessment (IA), which assesses and estimates the likely costs and benefits, as well as presenting the associated risks, of a regulatory proposal that has an impact on business, civil society organisations, the public sector or individuals. Following scrutiny of an IA the RPC provides an Opinion on the quality of analysis and evidence presented in the IA. This opinion then informs the decisions of ministers as to whether or not they proceed with the proposal.
Guidance on the issues the RPC considers when scrutinising an IA can be found here.
In a small number of instances departments have chosen to proceed with a regulatory proposal which is not supported by an IA which has received a 鈥榝it for purpose鈥� rating from the RPC. The RPC publishes these 鈥楻ed鈥� opinions. This page provides links to all the red-rated opinions published since May 2015.
Information on all the opinions published since May 2015 can be found here.
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills/Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy/Department for Business and Trade
Ballot thresholds in important public services (October 2015)
Hiring agency staff during strike action (October 2015)
Tackling intimidation of non-striking staff (October 2015)
Energy Prices Bill (November 2022)
Retained EU Law (Revocation & Reform) (November 2022)
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill (February 2023)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (May 2023)
Employment Rights Bill IA (November 2024)
Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (July 2021)
Covid-19 Vaccination as a condition of deployment (December 2021)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 (May 2021)
The Genetic Technologies (Precision Breeding Techniques) Bill (June 2022)
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015: post-implementation review (PIR) (April 2025)
The Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025 (September 2025)
Home Office
Martyn鈥檚 Law (May 2023)
Crime and Policing Bill - mandatory reporting duty of child sexual abuse (April 2025)
HM Treasury
Amendments to the 伊人直播 Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (July 2022)
Solvency II Reform (December 2023)
Financial Conduct Authority
Prohibiting the sale to retail clients of investment products that reference cryptoassets (January 2023)
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