The objective of this project was to provide technical assistance to the RIA Unit of the Council of Ministers of Peru (PCM) and selected public entities of the Executive Power for the implementation of the new Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) obligations set by the Government in April 2021. The work consisted of providing technical support, advice, and coaching time for ten ministries and agencies, each preparing a pilot RIA. This customized support and advice to the ten RIA technical teams were organized around general webinars discussing the six steps in drafting their respective RIA report. The project also provided specialized technical advice to the RIA Unit, the Multisectoral Commission for Regulatory Quality (i.e., a collegiate body whose purpose is to evaluate the RIA of regulatory projects submitted by public entities), and other stakeholders in charge of mainstreaming the new requirements.
With the assistance of JC&A international and local consultants and in close cooperation with the PCM RIA Unit, each of the ten ministries and agencies worked sequentially on 5 RIA subcomponents:
- Identifying and defining public policy problems.
- Advice on the identification of regulatory and non-regulation options
- Support for the application of methodologies to identify and evaluate regulatory impacts,
- Undertaking regulatory public consultation.
- Addressing compliance strategies, as well as monitoring and evaluation.
At the end of the period allocated to work on each subcomponent (between 2 and 3 weeks), JC&A convene a workshop for all RIA groups to discuss lessons learned, how to go deeper in terms of evaluation methodologies, and some tips to prepare their “homework” for the next step.
The project also assisted the RIA Unit and the Multisectoral Commission for Regulatory Quality in increasing capacities in evaluating the quality of RIA reports.
Funded by PCM – Promsace, 2021-2022, 60,357 USD.
Peru, PCM-Promsace, 2021-2022.
