RPC statement: impact of Energy Independence Bill from DESNZ
What was announced
Update on our scrutiny of the impact assessments from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Key points, in the publisher's words
- The Regulatory Policy Committee received the final impact assessments for the Energy Independence Bill from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on 3 November 2026. The impact assessments were published on GOV.UK on 4 November 2026.
- We are independently scrutinising the quality of the evidence and analysis used by the department to support the case for regulation. Our opinion of the impact assessments will be published for transparency as soon as our scrutiny process has been completed.
Check it against the official record
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Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Regulatory Policy Committee (advisory non-departmental public body) · more news
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (UK government department) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Business regulation.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rpc-statement-impact-of-energy-independence-bill-from-desnz
- Published 2026-11-05 12:53:35 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-11-05 13:00:50 UTC from GOV.UK
- Saved copy: receipt 8651, with its SHA-256 fingerprint
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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