Regulatory Policy Committee
Updated 3th February
This Bill was introduced into Parliament on 10 January 2023. It was passed by the House of Commons on 30 January and was read for a first time in the House of Lords on 31 January.
BEIS has today (2 February) submitted an IA to the RPC for scrutiny, even though (as noted below) it should have been submitted before the relevant bill was laid before Parliament and in time for the RPC to issue an opinion alongside publication of the IA. We are working to produce our opinion as quickly as possible and will make it available to Government, Parliament and on our website as soon as our scrutiny is completed.
Original statement 16th January
The RPC produces its opinions to help departments ensure the evidence and analysis in their impact assessments (IAs) is sufficiently robust. We provide an independent opinion to assist both final ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary scrutiny of regulatory legislation. We publish these when it is appropriate to do so, both to assist parliamentarians and so that the process is transparent to external stakeholders.
The RPC notes that the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill was introduced into Parliament on 10 January 2023. Second reading is scheduled for today (16 January). Government departments are expected to submit IAs to the RPC before the relevant bill is laid before Parliament and in time for the RPC to issue an opinion alongside the publication of the IA. An IA for this Bill has not yet been submitted for RPC scrutiny; nor has one been published despite the Bill being currently