Impact Assessments
This is a hands-on, practical workshop designed to explain the rationales and objectives of impact assessments, best practice in preparing then, what to bear in mind as you go through the stages, and how to go about ensuring both compliance and practical, successful outcomes and results
Learning Objectives
- Understand the rationale for Impact Assessments, and their aims and intended outcomes
- Understand how impact assessments fit into the policy process
- Understand the Better Regulation executive’s agenda and where to look for additional available help and guidance
- Understand how to carry out specific impact tests
- Learn techniques for thinking outside the box and putting yourself in the position of those who will be affected by your policy proposals
- Learn and practise how to draft and structure effectively, and how to incorporate new ideas into policies which may need to be modified
- Understand how the spirit of the framework can help in practical terms in achieving desired effective policy outcomes
Programme
| 9:00 | Registration and Refreshments |
| 9:30 |
Chairman’s Introduction
Simon Courage, Policy Trainer and Former Civil Servant (confirmed)
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| 9:45 | Rationale, Principles and Background
What are they and Why do we use them? What do they aim to achieve? How successful have they been so far? How do they relate to policy development? |
| 10:45 | Understanding the Perspective of those Affected
Impact at micro level on the private, public and voluntary sectors Impact at macro level of policies on business, the regulatory burden and the economy Using the spirit of the regulation to understand other perspectives and enhance the quality of your impact assessments |
| 11:45 | Morning Coffee |
| 12:00 | Case Study Workshops
Facilitated and guided group work on case studies covering different sectors |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Afternoon Impact Assessment Skills Workshop
How to go about doing the assessment Tools to use to best effect Processes to reach the right balance Achieving balance and judgement |
| 15:00 | Afternoon Tea |
| 15:15 | Drafting Workshop
Drafting and presentation skills How to present then information most effectively Pulling it all together and conclusions |
| 15:15 | Workshop – Delivering an Oral Briefing
Civil Servant and Minister Role-Play |
| 16:30 | Final Feedback, Discussion and Conclusions |
Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice
