Litter and flytipping strategy: final business and regulatory impact assessment

9.0 Digital Impact Test

Changes to policy, regulation or legislation can often have unintended consequences, should government fail to consider advances in technology and the impact this may have on future delivery. This digital impact test is a consideration of whether the changes being made can still be applied effectively should business/government processes change – such as services moving online. The below details the evaluation of the proposed market restrictions on current and future digital developments. The impacts of individual policy interventions on digital technology developments will be dealt with in subsequent BRIAs.

9.1 Digital Impact Test Questionnaire

Question 1. Does the measure take account of changing digital technologies and markets?

Potential changes in digital technologies and markets will not impact on the publication of the new strategy and associated action plan

Question 2. Will the measure be applicable in a digital/online context?

N/A – the publication of the strategy and associated action plan will not require application by business in either the physical or real world.

Question 3. Is there a possibility the measures could be circumvented by digital/online transactions?

N/A – the publication of the strategy and associated action plan will not require application by business in either the physical or real world so there is no need to circumvent

Question 4. Alternatively, will the measure only be applicable in a digital context and therefore may have an adverse impact on traditional or offline businesses?

N/A – the publication of the strategy and associated action plan will not require application by business in either the physical or real world.

Question 5. If the measure can be applied in an offline and online environment will this in itself have any adverse impact on incumbent operators?

No.