Impact assessment and options assessment calculator
Help for policy officials to calculate figures for impact assessments (IAs) and options assessments (OAs).
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The calculator automatically generates the main figures needed by policy officials for their IA and OA, using the profile of costs and benefits for each option.
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6 February 2025 Impact assessment calculator (reforms 2023) and Impact assessment calculator user guide (reforms 2023) updated. Impact assessment calculator and Impact assessment calculator guide deleted.
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16 April 2024 Attachments 'Impact assessment calculator (reforms 2023) and 'Impact assessment calculator user guide (reforms 2023)' to reflect 100 year extension.
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31 October 2023 Updated GDP deflators to those published on 30 Sep 2023.
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19 September 2023 Added Impact assessment calculator (2023 reforms). Added Impact assessment calculator guide (2023 reforms).
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14 April 2023 Updated Impact assessment calculator.
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11 January 2023 Impact assessment calculator and user guide updated.
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26 October 2022 GDP deflators updated.
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29 July 2022 Impact assessment calculator and user guide updated.
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4 April 2022 Replaced Impact assessment calculator file.
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26 November 2021 Updated calculator with the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) deflator figures.
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28 July 2021 Updated versions added
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26 April 2021 Impact Assessment calculator updated
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8 December 2020 Have updated the calculator document
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1 October 2020 IA calculator has been updated
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6 May 2020 Impact assessment calculator updated
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12 March 2020 IA calculator user guide
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19 February 2020 New IA template attached.
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9 October 2019 Updated calculator with new GDP deflator figures.
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5 April 2019 Updated calculator with new GDP deflator figures.
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18 March 2019 Updated to include latest GDP deflators - addition of user guide.
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2 November 2018 We have uploaded a version with updated GDP deflators (October 2018 version).
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5 July 2017 Calculator updated.
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7 April 2017 Calculator updated.
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26 January 2017 Calculator updated to reflect ONS latest release
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6 October 2016 Updated version of the calculator.
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6 July 2016 Calculator updated.
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29 April 2016 Calculator updated.
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8 April 2016 Calculator updated.
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9 March 2016 Calculator updated.
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31 July 2015 Calculator updated.
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18 May 2015 Calculator updated.
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23 January 2015 Calculator updated January 2015.
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10 October 2014 Calculator updated October 2014
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2 July 2014 Calculator updated July 2014.
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4 April 2014 Calculator updated.
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10 January 2014 Calculator updated.
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3 October 2013 Spreadsheet updated.
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13 May 2013 Updated version of impact assessment calculator released.
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13 May 2013 First published.
Update history
2025-04-04 15:17
Impact assessment calculator (reforms 2023) ODS: updated GDP deflators to March 2025 figures.
2025-02-06 12:57
Impact assessment calculator (reforms 2023) and Impact assessment calculator user guide (reforms 2023) updated. Impact assessment calculator and Impact assessment calculator guide deleted.
2024-04-16 17:11
Attachments ‘Impact assessment calculator (reforms 2023) and ‘Impact assessment calculator user guide (reforms 2023)’ to reflect 100 year extension.
2023-10-31 13:49
Updated GDP deflators to those published on 30 Sep 2023.
2023-04-14 16:48
Updated Impact assessment calculator.
2023-01-11 16:00
Impact assessment calculator and user guide updated.
2022-10-26 11:36
GDP deflators updated.
2022-07-29 15:12
Impact assessment calculator and user guide updated.
2022-04-04 16:06
Replaced Impact assessment calculator file.