Select committee: Industry and Regulators Committee
Recommendation 40
1st Report - Who watches the watchdogs? Improving the performance, independence and accountability of UK regulators
Published 8 Feb 2024
Paragraph 211
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
The expertise of the National Infrastructure Commission should be put to further use by Parliament in its scrutiny of the utilities regulators. To that end , we call on the Government to place the Commission on a statutory footing, with the ability to examine government policy outside of its National Infrastructure Assessments. This would enhance the Commission’s ability to report independently on long-term infrastructure challenges, including where these are the result of insufficient investment and maintenance.
From: Industry and Regulators Committee, 1st Report - Who watches the watchdogs? Improving the performance, independence and accountability of UK regulators, paragraph 211, 8 February 2024
Government response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 May 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗