Regulatory Reform Committee - Ninth Report
Themes and Trends in Regulatory Reform

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Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14 July 2009.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

SUMMARY

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

A more balanced approach to Better Regulation

Going forward: design and compliance

Conclusion

1  INTRODUCTION

Scope of the inquiry

Acknowledgments

2  THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS FOR REGULATION

Introduction
Is the financial sector unique?

The response to the financial crisis

Regulatory lessons of the financial crisis

Risk-based and other models of regulation

Risk-based versus light-touch regulation

Principles versus rules-based approaches

Consumers and representation

Governance and accountability

Implications for the Better Regulation agenda

3  GOING FORWARD: DESIGN AND COMPLIANCE

Improving the design of regulation and guidance

Collaborative working and sharing best practice

Impact assessments and post-implementation review

Legislative flow

European Legislation

4  CONCLUSION

FORMAL MINUTES RELATING TO THE REPORT

WITNESSES

LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE

LIST OF REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE DURING THE CURRENT PARLIAMENT




MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 329-II)

Briefing Paper

Tuesday 10 March 2009
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Tuesday 7 July 2009

WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 329-II)

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Prepared 21 July 2009