The Scottish Executive is stronglycommitted to ensuring that all regulations are implemented in a way which causesminimum disruption to all sectors and bodies, including the voluntary sector.Alllegislation emanating from the Scottish Executive which impacts on schools and voluntaryorganisations must be accompanied by a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA). The RIAis a policy tool to assist policy makers to think through and analyse the consequencesof proposals in a disciplined and comprehensive way ensuring that we identify, andtake fully into account before regulations are made, the effects on business, thevoluntary sector and charities.