Assessment and recommendations

The central Peruvian government has several institutions in place, as well as several public policies, which aim at improving the quality of regulations. For instance, the PCM is in charge of the policy on national modernisation which includes administrative simplification, with several ongoing strategies, such as the establishment of the TUPAs for ministries and agencies of all levels of government. Also, the INDECOPI, via the Commission for the Elimination of Bureaucratic Barriers reviews formalities. The Ministry of Justice has issued a manual of legislative technique which provides ministries and agencies with guidance on how to draft a piece of regulation from a legal quality point of view. Similarly, there is the legal obligation for all ministries and agencies of the central government to perform a cost-benefit analysis for almost all new draft regulation, although no mechanism exist to enforce this obligation. More examples have been found of policies and practices directed at promoting and enhancing the quality of regulation.