Select committee: Industry and Regulators Committee
Conclusion 35
1st Report - Who watches the watchdogs? Improving the performance, independence and accountability of UK regulators
Published 8 Feb 2024
Paragraph 194
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
There is some merit in the idea, expressed by several witnesses, of a new joint committee to scrutinise all regulators. However, it is not clear to us that a new committee would avoid the constraints that have hindered other committees, including this Committee, from undertaking systematic and routine scrutiny of all regulators. To perform such a major undertaking adequately, any new committee would need access to significant additional resources and expertise, well beyond that of a typical parliamentary committee.
From: Industry and Regulators Committee, 1st Report - Who watches the watchdogs? Improving the performance, independence and accountability of UK regulators, paragraph 194, 8 February 2024
Government response
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