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Ensure that you allow ample time to get collective ministerial agreement twice in the course of the policy-making process:
Where necessary, you should seek collective ministerial agreement for your policy proposal through Ministerial correspondence or Cabinet Committee discussion, depending on the type of proposal.
Policies and other proposals will need consideration by a Cabinet Committee where:
You will need to find out whether your policy will need clearance from the Panel for Regulatory Accountability before you can seek wider Ministerial agreement.
All regulatory proposals likely to impose a major new burden on business require clearance from the Panel for Regulatory Accountability, chaired by the Prime Minister. The two main exemptions from this are emergency legislation and tax matters considered by the Chancellor in the course of normal budgetary processes.
The Panel's consideration is based on a thorough Regulatory Impact Assessment for the proposal being agreed by the Cabinet Office Regulatory Impact Unit, before the proposal can be put forward for wider Ministerial approval. The Panel considers all such proposals in the context of the Department's previous regulatory performance and the burden of regulation across key business sectors.
See Obtaining policy clearance for further information on obtaining policy clearance and Cabinet Committee Business - A Guide for departments for more information on Cabinet Committees and Secretariats.
Please see information on Statutory Duties for further information on your responsibilities regarding Section 75, Welsh Language, The Data Protection Act and The Race Relations Act.