<div dir="ltr">The evaluation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport impact 
assessment for Review of current funding restrictions for community 
radio has just been published online by the Regulatory Policy Committee:<br><div><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-assessment-opinion-review-of-current-funding-restrictions-for-community-radio">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-assessment-opinion-review-of-current-funding-restrictions-for-community-radio</a><br><p>The Regulatory Policy Committee (<abbr title="Regulatory Policy Committee">RPC</abbr>) gives independent advice to government on the quality of analysis supporting new regulations.</p>

<p>Following scrutiny of an impact assessment (<abbr title="impact assessment">IA</abbr>) carried out prior to a regulatory proposal, the <abbr title="Regulatory Policy Committee">RPC</abbr> provides an ‘opinion’ on the quality of analysis and evidence presented in the <abbr title="impact assessment">IA</abbr>. This opinion then informs the decisions of ministers as to whether they proceed or not with the proposal.</p>\\<br><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature">Community Media Association<br>-- <br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br>Canstream Internet Radio &amp; Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></div></div>
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