{"id":67977,"date":"2016-02-25T19:09:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T19:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=e5405b74726a8708497d235404a86951"},"modified":"2016-02-25T19:09:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T19:09:58","slug":"news-story-regulatory-policy-committee-latest-consultation-stage-opinions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=67977","title":{"rendered":"News story: Regulatory Policy Committee: latest consultation stage opinions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>A total of 11 consultation stage opinions are published today. 7 of these consultations are currently live and open for comments, 4 are historic cases.<\/p>\n<p>Of particular interest are:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bis--growth-duty\">BIS \u2013 Growth Duty<\/h2>\n<p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are currently consulting on a proposal to ensure regulators take sufficient account of the economic consequences of their regulatory actions. The proposal will place a statutory duty on regulators to \u201chave regard\u201d to economic growth when making operational and policy decisions. The costs of the proposal to businesses are expected to be one-off costs of \u00a30.9 million and ongoing costs of \u00a30.2 million p.a.  <\/p>\n<p>The consultation on this proposal is currently open and can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/business-impact-target-growth-duty-and-small-business-appeals-champion\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RPC opinion can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/503048\/2015-12-03-RPC-3145-BIS-_Growth_duty_final.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"geo--gender-pay-gap\">GEO \u2013 Gender Pay Gap<\/h2>\n<p>Consultation stage opinion published previously on RPC website. However, the consultation is now open and be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/mandatory-gender-pay-gap-reporting\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RPC opinion can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/503055\/RPC-3023_3_-GEO_-_Gender_Pay_Gap.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dfh--care-quality-commission-fee-raising-powers\">DfH \u2013 Care Quality Commission fee raising powers<\/h2>\n<p>This is a proposal which aims to ensure the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has sufficient legal powers to charge fees that enable full cost recovery. The current fee raising powers only cover inspection costs; therefore the current fee raising powers are not sufficient to enable full cost recovery in the future. The largest costs of this proposal will be felt by NHS Trusts &#8211; \u00a338.6 million per year by 2025\/26 \u2013 and GPs &#8211; \u00a334 million per year by 2025\/26. The department estimates businesses will be charged an additional \u00a337.7 million each year by 2025\/26. This is expected to be lower initially, leading to an estimated equivalent annual net cost (EANCB) of \u00a330 million. <\/p>\n<p>The consultation on this proposal has recently closed. Feedback on the consultation can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/strengthening-enforcement-in-gas-and-electricity-markets\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RPC opinion can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/503052\/RPC-3051_1__-_CQC_Fee_Raising_Powers_committee.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"moj--claims-management-regulation--financial-claims\">MOJ \u2013 Claims management regulation \u2013 financial claims<\/h2>\n<p>This proposal aims to tackle \u201cexploitative pricing structures\u201d that are adopted by claims management companies (CMCs) in their pursuit of claims, on behalf of consumers, relating to the mis-selling of financial products. The department estimates this proposal will cost business around \u00a3390 million each year. <\/p>\n<p>The consultation on this proposal has recently closed. Feedback on the consultation can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/proposals-for-cqc-to-set-fees-for-all-aspects-of-its-inspections\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RPC opinion can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/503061\/RPC-3184_2_-MoJ__CMC_regulation_-_proposed_changes_to_cut_costs_for_cons___.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-remaining-consultation-stage-opinions-published-are\">The remaining consultation stage opinions published are:<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"bis--uk-implementation-of-the-eu-damages-directive\">BIS \u2013 UK implementation of the EU Damages Directive<\/h3>\n<p>Consultation closes on 9th March 2016 and can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/damages-for-breaches-of-competition-law-implementing-the-eu-directive\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RPC opinion can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/503045\/2015-08-12-RPC15-BIS-2397-UK_implementation_of_EU_Damages_Directive__P_.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"hmt--financial-policy-committees-tools-over-the-buy-to-let-market\">HMT \u2013 Financial Policy Committee\u2019s tools over the buy-to-let market<\/h3>\n<p>This consultation is currently open and the closing date is 8th March 2016. Find it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/consultation-on-financial-policy-committee-powers-of-direction-in-the-buy-to-let-market\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RPC opinion can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/503058\/2015-11-06-RPC15-HMT-3091-Buy-to-let.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"defra--new-authorisations-for-water-abstraction\">DEFRA \u2013 New authorisations for water abstraction<\/h3>\n<p>This consultation is open until 8th April 2016 and can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/water-abstraction-licensing-changes-to-exemptions-in-england-and-wales\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RPC opinion can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/503051\/2015-8-19-RPC15-DEFRA-2413-New_Authorisations_for_water_abstraction_final.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"bis--reforming-the-regulatory-framework-for-employment-agencies-and-employment-businesses\">BIS \u2013 Reforming the regulatory framework for employment agencies and employment businesses<\/h3>\n<p>This is a historic case and the government\u2019s response to the consultation can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/consultation-on-reforming-the-regulatory-framework-for-employment-agencies-and-employment-businesses\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RPC opinion can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/503047\/2014-08-20_-_RPC14-BIS-2150_-__Reforming_the_regulatory_framework_for_employment_agencies_and_employment_businesses.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"hmt--eu-payments-account-directive\">HMT \u2013 EU payments account directive<\/h3>\n<p>This is another historic case and the government\u2019s response can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/implementation-of-the-eu-payments-accounts-directive\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RPC opinion can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/503057\/2015-05-11_RPC15-HMT-2348_Implementation_of_the_EU_Payments_Accounts_Dir....pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"moj--enabling-digital-by-default\">MOJ \u2013 Enabling digital by default<\/h3>\n<p>This is a historic case and the government\u2019s response can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/transforming-the-services-of-the-office-of-the-public-guardian-enabling-digital-by-default\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RPC opinion can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/503059\/2013-09-20_-_RPC13-MOJ-1867_-_Enabling_Digital_by_Default.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To view the full list of 11 published consultation stage opinions please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/consultation-opinions-march-2016\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All opinions published by the RPC are available on our website. The full list contains a link to original impact assessment the opinion refers to, a link to our opinion and the equivalent annual net cost to business (EANCB) of each measure. To view this list please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/costs-and-benefits-of-new-regulation-regulatory-policy-committee-opinions-since-may-2015\/costs-and-benefits-of-new-regulation\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC), the Government\u2019s appointed Independent Verification Body who scrutinise the underlying evidence base for regulatory proposals, today publishes its latest consultation stage opinions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67977"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=67977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=67977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=67977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}