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November 2004

Health Impact Assessment

The 1999 White Paper Saving Lives Our Healthier Nation made a commitment that all major new Government policies should be assessed for their impact on health. [more...]

Rural Proofing

The Rural White Paper 2000 set out the Government’s commitment to rural areas and made rural proofing a requirement of the policy development process. Policy makers must consider the impact the policy objective and proposals will have on rural areas. [more...]

Environmental Impact Guidance

Further environmental impact guidance is now available to help policy makers when considering the potential environmental impacts of proposed policy options within the RIA. [more...]

Independent Validation

A number of the alternatives to regulation (e.g. codes of conduct, standards, quality marks) may lead to a requirement or demand for independent validation through a system of approval. [more...]

September 2004

Race Equality Impact Assessments

The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 placed a duty on public authorities, including government departments to have arrangements in place for assessing and consulting on the likely impact of its proposed policies on the promotion of race equality. More...