Better Regulation – Archive of Regulatory Impact Documents

When a regulatory option or proposal is assessed as likely to have a significant adverse economic impact on stakeholders, agencies are required to prepare a Regulatory Impact Statement at both the consultation and decision phases.
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Examples of finalised agency regulatory impact statements can be found here. 

Consultation Regulatory Impact Statements

A consultation regulatory impact statement sets out key details and potential impacts of a regulatory proposal and seeks stakeholder feedback.

Decision Regulatory Impact Statements

A decision regulation impact statement sets out a final position on a regulatory proposal.

Post Implementation Reviews

A post implementation review examines the problem that the regulation was intended to address, the objectives of government action, the impacts of the regulation and whether the regulatory objectives could be achieved in a more efficient and effective way.