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Impact assessments

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From November 2007 all Government Departments and Regulators are expected to apply the new central government guidance on Impact Assessments, published by the Better Regulation Executive.  In April 2010 a new Impact Assessment template was launched and the guidance and toolkit to accompany it was revised.

Impact assessments

Regulatory impact assessments

All full and final Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) are published here.

They are arranged alphabetically by topic.

RIAs archive

Full impact assessments

If having considered and analysed the options, the preferred option is likely to reduce or increase costs to dutyholders by £5m or more in any one year, or is less than £5m but is likely to be contentious, then a full IA is required. 

Full impact assessments

Short impact assessments

If having considered and analysed the options, the preferred option will reduce or increase costs to dutyholders by less than £5m in any one year, and it is unlikely to be contentious, then a full IA is not required.  However, a short IA will be required.

Short impact assessments

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Updated 2012-11-06