Recommendation 12

We welcome the establishment of the Enforcement Conduct Board (ECB), and, most recently, the launch of its accreditation scheme, but we regret that the ECB is dependent for its funding on a voluntary industry levy. We are concerned that industry support for the ECB in principle might not be matched by the voluntary financial contributions needed in practice to make the ECB a reality. There is considerable merit in putting the ECB on a statutory footing, so we are pleased the Government has committed to a review of this within two years of the ECB’s establishment. This will be in November 2024.