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Recommendation 2
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We recommend that HSE and Government use the conclusions and recommendations from our report to...
Recommendation
We recommend that HSE and Government use the conclusions and recommendations from our report to inform both its immediate post implementation review of the asbestos regulations and its longer-term approach to asbestos management. (Paragraph 15) The asbestos risk today
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
HSE’s Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR) Post Implementation Review (PIR) will be published later this year. HSE has considered whether any of the inquiry findings are relevant to the scope and evidence which was gathered as part of the PIR. The rules governing how PIRs are completed are set out in the Treasury’s Magenta Book supplementary guidance for conducting regulatory PIRs. The guidance states that the PIR: ‘…seeks to establish whether, and to what extent, the measure: • has achieved its original objectives as set out in the original Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA), • has resulted in any unintended effects, • has objectives which are still valid, • is still required and remains the best option for achieving those objectives; and • can be improved to reduce the burden on business and its overall costs.’ Given the scope of the PIR, and the areas considered during the research phase in 2021, only some of the inquiry findings will be linked to this work. However, HSE is developing its plan of work to take forward areas from the PIR and will consider using recommendations from the inquiry to inform this work.