Department for Business and Trade: Impact Assessments
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what accountability measures exist for civil servants producing regulatory impact assessments.
Answered by Justin Madders
When producing regulatory impact assessments, the government expects all civil servants to adhere to published guidance including the Better Regulation Framework and HM Treasury Green Book.
All civil servants involved in the production of impact assessments are subject to the standards of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality set out in the Civil Service Code and are held to account principally through their relevant performance management framework.
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