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No independent review is planned. DBT told us that departments themselves will instead validate the claims through their Chief Economists. Despite a year having passed since the Action Plan’s publication this process has not started.54 52 C&AG’s report, The Business Impact Target: cutting the cost of regulation, Session 2016–17, HC 236, June 2016, para 4 53 RPG, RPC compares the quality of impact assessments submitted by government departments – Regulatory Policy Committee (accessed 31 March 2026) 54 Q 81 13