If the Treasury does wish to give itself the formal power to see policy proposals before they are made public, comments or suggested changes to them using this power should be published alongside the public consultation.

If the Treasury does wish to give itself the formal power to see policy proposals before they are made public, comments or suggested changes to them using this power should be published alongside the public consultation. Type: conclusion | Number: 5 | Paragraph: 38 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Committee raises concerns that the proposals put forward by the Government, allowing for earlier feedback from the Treasury during the policy formation process, will damage the perception of regulatory independence, even if they do not in practice. We think that independent regulation is importa