The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) produces opinions of impact assessments (IAs) to help departments ensure that the evidence and analysis in them is sufficiently robust. We provide an independent opinion to assist ministerial decision making and parliamentary scrutiny of regulatory proposals. We publish these to assist parliamentarians and to ensure that they are available to external stakeholders. Government departments are expected to submit IAs to the RPC in time for the RPC to be able to issue an opinion before the relevant legislation is laid before Parliament.

The Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill was introduced to Parliament, recalled from Easter recess to consider the Bill. As an emergency Bill, it completed all stages (both Houses), was given Royal Assent and came into f

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