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Regulatory Impact Assessment

Regulations can achieve important public goals but also impose costs on businesses and citizens. Regulatory impact assessment helps governments design better regulations…

  • 5 daysClassroom
  • 12Upcoming dates
  • 6Cities
  • £2,250Fees from

Course overview

Why Attend

Regulations can achieve important public goals but also impose costs on businesses and citizens. Regulatory impact assessment helps governments design better regulations based on evidence.

This LLMI course explains better regulation principles, the RIA process, problem definition, options including non-regulatory alternatives, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis, SME and competition impacts, consultation and ex-post evaluation. Participants prepare an RIA for a regulatory proposal.

The course suits regulators and policy officials.

Course Objectives

Explain better regulation principles

Apply the regulatory impact assessment process

Define regulatory problems and objectives

Assess options including alternatives to regulation

Estimate costs and benefits

Conduct consultation and ex-post evaluation

Target Audience

Regulators and policy officials

Legislative drafters

Ministry staff

Business association representatives

Researchers

Consultants

Course Methodology

Process presentations

RIA case exercises

Cost-benefit analysis

Consultation role play

Group work

Course outline

  1. 1Day 1: Better Regulation
    • Why regulation matters
    • Better regulation principles
    • RIA frameworks
    • International practice
    • Institutions
    • Exercise: Regulatory quality review
  2. 2Day 2: Problem and Options
    • Problem definition
    • Objectives
    • Regulatory and non-regulatory options
    • Baseline
    • Workshop: Options identification
  3. 3Day 3: Impact Analysis
    • Cost-benefit analysis
    • Administrative burden
    • SME impacts
    • Competition impacts
    • Distributional effects
    • Exercise: Cost estimation
  4. 4Day 4: Consultation
    • Consultation methods
    • Stakeholder engagement
    • Transparency
    • Using feedback
    • Role play: Consultation meeting
  5. 5Day 5: Implementation and Review
    • Implementation planning
    • Enforcement
    • Ex-post evaluation
    • Regulatory stock reviews
    • Case study: Regulatory reform
    • Capstone: RIA report

Dates and fees

11JAN 11 - 15 Jan 20275 days MunichGermany £4,250per delegate Register
8FEB 8 - 12 Feb 20275 days GenevaSwitzerland £5,250per delegate Register
8MAR 8 - 12 Mar 20275 days BarcelonaSpain £3,850per delegate Register
12APR 12 - 16 Apr 20275 days AmsterdamNetherlands £4,250per delegate Register
10MAY 10 - 14 May 20275 days LondonUnited Kingdom £4,200per delegate Register
14JUN 14 - 18 Jun 20275 days MunichGermany £4,250per delegate Register
12JUL 12 - 16 Jul 20275 days Kuala LumpurMalaysia £2,250per delegate Register
9AUG 9 - 13 Aug 20275 days AmsterdamNetherlands £4,250per delegate Register
13SEP 13 - 17 Sep 20275 days LondonUnited Kingdom £4,200per delegate Register
11OCT 11 - 15 Oct 20275 days MunichGermany £4,250per delegate Register
8NOV 8 - 12 Nov 20275 days GenevaSwitzerland £5,250per delegate Register
13DEC 13 - 17 Dec 20275 days BarcelonaSpain £3,850per delegate Register

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Regulatory Impact Assessment course?

The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.

When is the next Regulatory Impact Assessment course?

The next public date is 11 - 15 Jan 2027 in Munich. There are 12 upcoming dates in total.

Where is this course held?

Upcoming sessions run in Munich, Geneva, Barcelona, Amsterdam, London, Kuala Lumpur.

How much does the course cost?

Fees start from £2,250 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.

Do participants receive a certificate?

Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.

Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.

Course information last updated 14 November 2026.

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