1st Report - Who watches the watchdogs? Improving the performance, independence and accountability of UK regulators
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- 8 Feb 2024
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Select Committee · Industry and Regulators Committee
UK Regulators
Status: Closed
Opened: 18 Oct 2023
Closed: 9 Sep 2024
1 report
Inquiry scope
The Industry and Regulators Committee is launching an inquiry into UK regulators, with a focus on their roles, remit, independence and accountability. The inquiry will examine whether regulators as a whole have been given a clear job to do and whether their roles and remits are sufficiently discrete from one another. The inquiry will also examine whether regulators are appropriately independent of Government, including whether the right balance is being struck between strategic and political input from government and preserving regulators’ operational independence. The inquiry will further examine how regulators should be held to account for their performance, and by whom – including the respective roles of the Government and of Parliament.Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2023 | James Heath · National Infrastructure Commission, Sir John Armitt CBE · National Infrastructure Commission | View ↗ |
| 29 Nov 2023 | Dame Patricia Hodgson · Policy Exchange, Marcus Bokkerink · Competition and Markets Authority | View ↗ |
| 21 Nov 2023 | Dame Meg Hillier · Public Accounts Committee, John Penrose MP · Conservative Party | View ↗ |
| 14 Nov 2023 | David Mendes da Costa · Citizens Advice, Michael Gibbons · Bluefield Solar Income Fund, Mr Filippo Pollara · Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Nicola Smith · TUC, Virginia Acha · Global Regulatory Policy, MSD | View ↗ |
| 24 Oct 2023 | Charles Randell CBE · Slaughter and May, Gareth Davies · National Audit Office, Lord Andrew Tyrie · Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Richard Sullivan-Jones · National Audit Office | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Randell CBE · Senior Consultant | Slaughter and May | 1 |
| Dame Meg Hillier · Chair | Public Accounts Committee | 1 |
| Dame Patricia Hodgson · Deputy Chair | Policy Exchange | 1 |
| David Mendes da Costa · Principal Policy Manager | Citizens Advice | 1 |
| Gareth Davies · Comptroller and Auditor General | National Audit Office | 1 |
| James Heath | National Infrastructure Commission | 1 |
| John Penrose MP · MP | Conservative Party | 1 |
| Lord Andrew Tyrie · Former Chair | Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) | 1 |
| Marcus Bokkerink · Chair | Competition and Markets Authority | 1 |
| Michael Gibbons · Senior Non-Executive Director | Bluefield Solar Income Fund | 1 |
| Mr Filippo Pollara · Senior Policy Advisor | Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) | 1 |
| Nicola Smith · Head of Economics, Employments Rights and Social Affairs | TUC | 1 |
| Richard Sullivan-Jones · Senior Audit Manager | National Audit Office | 1 |
| Sir John Armitt CBE · Chair | National Infrastructure Commission | 1 |
| Virginia Acha · Associate Vice President | Global Regulatory Policy, MSD | 1 |
Correspondence
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Meetings & visits
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| Date | Type | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · To be confirmed | |
| 30 Jan 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 2A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 23 Jan 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 2A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 5 Dec 2023 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room G-32, Millbank House |