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Advertising
Standards Authority
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The ASA is the independent body set up by
the advertising industry to police the
rules laid down in the advertising codes.
Its web site includes annual reports 1997
onwards; research reports; the current
editions of the British Code of
Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct
Marketing (the CAP Code), and the various
other codes relating to radio and
television advertising; and a searchable
database of recent adjudications.
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Bar
Standards Board
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The Bar Standards Board was established in
January 2006 to take over and run
separately the regulatory function which
had hitherto been carried out by the Bar
Council alongside its representative work.
Content includes the Bar Code of Conduct
and the Equality and Diversity Code for the
Bar, information on the complaint
procedure, consultation papers and press
releases.
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Care
and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
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CSSIW is the body responsible for
regulating and inspecting establishments
and agencies which provide social care
services in Wales. Links to legislation are
provided in the "Regulations &
Standards" section. Other sections have
inspectorate reports, annual reports,
newsletters, information leaflets, and
details of the complaint procedure.
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Care
Council for Wales
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The Care Council, set up under the
Care Standards Act 2000, is responsible
for registering and regulating social
workers and social care workers in Wales.
Its online register is searchable. The
"Conduct & Practice" section includes
codes of practice, the Conduct Rules, and
guidance on the complaint procedure. Other
site content includes consultations, recent
annual reports, newsletters and
e-bulletins.
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Charity
Commission
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The Charity Commission is the regulator and
registrar of charities in England and
Wales. Its site has a searchable database
of all registered charities, which includes
records of their financial histories.
Publications include Commission decisions,
guidance, annual reports 1999-2000 onwards,
and press releases. The links section
covers both other organisations and
relevant legislation.
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Civil
Aviation Authority
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The CAA regulates all aspects of civil
aviation in the UK. Its functions include
economic regulation, safety regulation,
consumer protection, and the regulation of
airports, air traffic services, airlines,
tour operators and air travel organisers.
In relation to air traffic services it also
has competition powers. Their site has an
Aviation Legislation section with links to
the
Air Navigation Order 2005 and other
relevant legislation. Also available to
download is the full text of the loose-leaf
publication CAP 393: Air Navigation:
the Order and the Regulations, which
sets out the provisions of the Air
Navigation Order as amended and regulations
made thereunder.
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Committee
of Advertising Practice
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The CAP is the self-regulatory body which
creates, revises and enforces the various
broadcast and non-broadcast advertising
codes that are administered by the
Advertising Standards Authority. The codes
and other rules and guidance issued by the
CAP may be viewed directly online or
downloaded as pdf documents.
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Companies
House
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Companies House carries out a number of
functions, including registration, relating
to limited companies and company records in
the UK. Basic company information, a list
of disqualified directors, forms and
guidance booklets are accessible free of
charge. More detailed information and a
range of other services are available as
subscription services.
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Competition
Appeal Tribunal
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The Competion Appeal Tribunal (CAT),
created by the
Competition Act 1998, hears and decides
appeals and other applications or claims
involving competition or economic
regulatory issues. Information and guidance
on appeals to the Tribunal includes the
text of the Tribunal's rules, practice
directions, and judgments 2001 onwards.
Note that judgments on the site may be
subject to amendment: final versions are
published in Competition Appeal
Reports, part of United Kingdom
Competition Law Reports (Jordan
Publishing Limited).
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Competition
Commission
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Provides extensive information on the work
of the Competition Commission and of its
predecessor, the Monopolies and Mergers
Commission, which it replaced in 1999.
Includes terms of reference, full text
reports 1950 onwards, progress reports
relating to ongoing inquiries, and news
releases.
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Council
for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
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The CHRE, formerly the Council for the
Regulation of Healthcare Professionals
(CRHP), promotes best practice and
consistency in the regulation of healthcare
professionals by nine regulatory bodies.
This includes reviewing their disciplinary
decisions and, where considered
appropriate, referring them to the High
Court. The web site has consultations,
reports, and CHRE's annual report to
Parliament.
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CSCI
Professional
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The Commission for Social Care Inspection
is an independent body responsible for the
inspection, regulation and review of social
care services in England (excluding
children's services, which are currently
the responsibility of Ofsted). This subsite
of the main CSCI web site, designed
primarily for social care professionals,
provides information on registration,
inspection and enforcement; links to Acts
and regulations; national minimum
standards; and guidance documents.
Publications, in the "About CSCI" section,
include annual reports, inspection reports
and consultations.
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Department for
Business, Enterprise & Regulatory
Reform
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Responsibilities of this department,
created in June 2007 primarily as successor
to the Department of Trade and Industry,
include productivity, enterprise, business
relations, company law, energy,
competition, consumer policy and employment
regulation. Many sections of the site, for
example those on the
Companies Act 2006 and on competition
matters, have information on relevant
legislation, with links to texts of Acts,
regulations and commencement orders.
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Financial
Services Authority
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The FSA is the independent regulator for
the financial services industry, which
includes banks, building societies, credit
unions, insurance companies, friendly
societies, financial advisers,
stockbrokers, fund managers, mortgage
brokers and insurance intermediaries. The
"FSA Library" section of its web site
contains an extensive range of downloadable
documents including rules and regulations,
consultation papers, press releases and
annual reports. Also on the site are the
consolidated FSA Handbook and the
FSA's register of financial services firms.
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Gambling
Commission
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The Gambling Commission was established in
October 2005, under the
Gambling Act 2005, to regulate all
commercial gambling in Great Britain apart
from spread betting and the National
Lottery. Its web site has news, information
and guidance, much of it in the form of
downloadable documents.
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Gangmasters
Licensing Authority
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The GLA was created under the
Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 to
curb the exploitation of workers in the
agriculture, horticulture, shellfish
gathering, and associated processing and
packaging industries. There are links to
relevant legislation, codes of practice,
guidance, newsletters, and information on
licensing procedures.
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General
Chiropractic Council
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The GCC regulates chiropractors throughout
the UK. The site's Publications section has
annual reports, fitness to practise
reports, newsletters, press releases,
standards, and the full text of the
Chiropractors Act 1994 and related
subsidiary legislation. Details of
decisions relating to registration and
professional conduct may be found within
the Complaints section.
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General
Dental Council
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The GDC regulates all dental professionals
in the UK. The Dentists Register and Rolls
of Dental Auxiliaries are searchable on its
web site. Also on the site are "Standards
for Dental Professionals" and other
guidance documents; the GDC's various
Rules; information on complaints
procedures; and details of outcomes of
recent hearings of the Professional Conduct
Committee.
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General
Medical Council
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The GMC registers doctors to practise
medicine in the UK. As from 1 April 2006
the List of Registered Medical
Practitioners, a register of doctors who
are eligible to work in general practice in
the health service in the UK, is accessible
on the web site. Relevant legislation,
including a consolidated version with
amendments of the
Medical Act 1983, is to be found in the
"About us" section, and guidance documents,
including both current documents and an
archive going back to 1963, in the
"Guidance on Good Practice" section..
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General
Optical Council
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The GOC regulates dispensing opticians and
optometrists and those bodies corporate
carrying on business as optometrists or
dispensing opticians. Its Register is
searchable online. A Legislation section
within "About Us" has the
Opticians Act 1989, rules and
regulations made under that Act, and codes
of conduct. Details of recent disciplinary
hearings may be found under "Hearings"
within "Our Work".
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General
Osteopathic Council
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The GOsC regulates the profession of
osteopathy and maintains the statutory
register of osteopaths. Select "About the
GOsC" for a link to the
Osteopaths Act 1993; the current and
previous code of conduct and other
guidance; information on the complaint
procedure and recent findings; and recent
annual fitness to practise reports. The
searchable online register is to be found
under "Find an Osteopath".
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General
Social Care Council
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The GSCC registers social care workers in
England and regulates their conduct and
training. There is a searchable online
Social Care Register. The codes of practice
for social care workers and employers of
social care workers, both of which apply
not just in England but throughout the UK,
are available as downloads.
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General
Teaching Council for England
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The functions of the GTC, the independent
professional body for teaching in England,
include maintenance of a register of
qualified teachers and exercise of a
regulatory role over the teaching
profession. The Standards and Regulation
section includes the Code of Conduct and
Practice and details of recent disciplinary
orders and decisions.
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Health
Professions Council
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The Health Professions Council, established
under the
Health Professions Order 2001,
currently regulates members of thirteen
professions, including chiropodists,
dietitians, paramedics, physiotherapists
and radiographers. The Publications section
has both the original and consolidated
(with amendments to date) versions of the
Health Professions Order 2001, rules,
standards and annual reports. The
Complaints section has information on the
complaint procedure and details of recent
fitness to practise hearings.
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Healthcare
Commission
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The Healthcare Commission (full legal name:
the Commission for Healthcare Audit and
Inspection) regulates and inspects both the
NHS and the independent healthcare sector,
and has responsibility for reviewing formal
NHS complaints that have not been resolved
locally. There are links to healthcare
legislation, and extensive information on
its activities, including consultations,
reports, surveys, monthly newsletters and
other publications. Investigation Reports,
including those published by the Healthcare
Commission's predecessor, the Commission
for Health Improvement, back to November
2000, may be found in the section "Your
Local Health Services".
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Healthcare
Inspectorate Wales
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The Healthcare Inspectorate Wales promotes
improvement in the quality and safety of
patient care within NHS Wales, and is also,
since 1 April 2006, the regulator of
independent healthcare in Wales.
Publications include healthcare standards
and the text of all reviews and
investigations which it undertakes. There
are links to legislation in the "About Us"
section. The "Site Index" provides an A-Z
index and a "document map" in addition to a
conventional site map.
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Housing
Corporation
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The Housing Corporation is the national
government agency that funds new affordable
housing and regulates housing associations
in England. Its "Regulatory Code and
Guidance" is to be found in the
"Regulating" section. Elsewhere there are
consultation papers, circulars, research
reports and various other publications.
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Human
Fertilisation & Embryology
Authority
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The HFEA was created in 1991, under the
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act
1990, to regulate safe and appropriate
practice in fertilisation treatment and
embryo research. Its Code of Practice for
clinics, and related documents, are to be
found in the "How we regulate" section.
Documents elsewhere, in separate sections
aimed at patients, donors and clinical
staff, include annual reports, research
reports, news items and press releases.
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Human
Tissue Authority
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The HTA was set up under the
Human Tissue Act 2004 to regulate the
removal, storage, use and disposal of human
bodies, organs and tissue from the living
and deceased. Site content includes a
section devoted to transplantation matters,
licensing guidelines, codes of practice,
details of current and closed
consultations, media releases and news
stories. Publications include annual
reports, leaflets, and a regular
e-newsletter. There are links to the
Human Tissue Act 2004 and regulations
made under it, and to the
Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.
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Information Commissioner's Office
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The Commissioner is responsible for data
protection and freedom of information. On
data protection this site contains the 1998
Act, annual reports 2001 onwards, codes of
practice, a searchable copy of the Data
Protection Register, consultation papers
and press releases. On freedom of
information the site contains the 2000 Act
in full, documents concerning its
interpretation, consultation papers and a
timetable for implementation of the Act's
provisions.
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Legal
Services Review
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Site of Sir David Clementi's Review of the
regulation of legal services in England and
Wales. Besides the Report of the Review,
published 15 December 2004, there is
general information about the Review and
its terms of reference, press notices, a
consultation paper dated 8 March 2004, and
relevant publications of the Department for
Constitutional Affairs and the Office of
Fair Trading.
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London
Stock Exchange
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Amongst the extensive stock market
information on the LSE's site is a "Rules
& Regulations" section, from which the
current Rules of the London Stock Exchange
may be downloaded. To locate this section
select first "Products & Services" and
then "Membership & Trading". Also
downloadable are the current AIM Rules,
most easily accessed via a direct link to
the AIM page from the home page.
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Medicines
and Healthcare Products Regulatory
Agency
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The MHRA was formed in 2003 from a merger
of the Medical Devices Agency and the
Medicines Control Agency. The site contains
information, news and documents relating to
the regulation of medicines and medical
devices. Within "Committees" there are
sections devoted to associated advisory
bodies including the Medicines Commission,
the Committee on the Safety of Medicines
and the British Pharmacopoeia Commission,
containing annual reports and other
material.
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Ministry
of Justice: Claims Management
Regulation
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Regulation of claims management activities
was introduced under the
Compensation Act 2006 and came fully
into force on 23 April 2007. As an interim
measure, until the Legal Services Board is
established, the regulator is the Lord
Chancellor and Secretary of State for
Justice. Content includes links to relevant
legislation and rules; guidance and policy
documents; consultations; and a regular
bulletin, which has recently replaced an
earlier series of newsletters. There is
also a search facility for checking whether
or not a business has been authorised.
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National
Lottery Commission
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The Lottery regulator's web site includes
news releases since its inception in 1999,
a newsletter, annual reports 2000-01
onwards, and links to relevant legislation.
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Northern
Ireland Social Care Council
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NISCC is the body responsible for
regulating and registering the social care
workforce in Northern Ireland. Select "A
Guide to Registration" not only for
information and guidance on registration
but also to access the searchable register
itself. Content elsewhere includes codes of
practice, the Conduct Rules, consultations,
and details of the complaint procedure.
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Nursing
& Midwifery Council
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The NMC regulates nurses and midwives and
maintains a register of qualified nurses,
midwives and specialist community public
health nurses. The register is searchable
online. The site's Fitness to Practise
section includes details of hearings and
decisions; links to legislation; fitness to
practise annual reports; the NMC code of
conduct; and circulars.
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Ofcom
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Ofcom (the Office of Communications) is the
regulator for the media and communications
industries, having replaced from 29
December 2003 the Broadcasting Standards
Commission, the Independent Television
Commission, Oftel, the Radio Authority and
the Radio Communications Agency. Its web
site contains information and documents,
including policy guidelines, and selected
material from the former sites of the five
defunct "legacy regulators". Select
"Competition Bulletins" on the home page to
access current and archived (back to 1996)
information on Ofcom's competition and
other regulatory enforcement casework.
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Office of
Fair Trading
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The OFT is an independent body which
promotes and protects consumer interests
and ensures that businesses are fair and
competitive. General information, help and
advice on the site is directed at both
consumers and businesses. This includes a
series of "quick guides to competition law"
aimed particularly at small and medium
sized businesses. Documents reproduced
include press releases, reports,
consultation documents and recent annual
reports.
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Office
of Rail Regulation
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ORR's main function is to regulate Network
Rail's stewardship of the national rail
network. Like several other economic
regulators it exercises, concurrently with
the Office of Fair Trading, competition
powers within its sector. Since 1 April
2006 it has also been the health and safety
regulator for the rail industry. Its site
has a wide range of information and
documents, and links to railway-related
legislation.
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Office of
the Commissioner for Public
Appointments
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OCPA was created in response to the
publication in 1995 of the Nolan
Committee's first report on Standards
in Public Life (Cm 2850). The role of
the Commissioner is to regulate, monitor,
report and advise on appointments made by
UK ministers and by members of the National
Assembly for Wales to the boards of around
1100 national and regional public bodies.
Publications on the site include annual
reports 1997-98 onwards, a code of
practice, a complaints leaflet and other
guidance.
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Office
of the Commissioner for Public Appointments
for Northern Ireland
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The Commissioner regulates the process by
which many of the public appointments in
Northern Ireland are made. Publications on
the site include annual reports 2000-01
onwards, a code of practice, a complaints
leaflet and other guidance.
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Office of the
Commissioner for Public Appointments in
Scotland
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OCPAS was set up in 2004 to regulate and
monitor the way in which ministerial
appointments are made to the boards of many
of Scotland's public bodies. Publications
on the site include annual reports 2004-05
onwards, a code of practice, a complaints
leaflet and other guidance.
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Office of
the Legal Services Complaints
Commissioner
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The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner
is an independent government-appointed
regulator who works with consumers and
solicitors to improve the
complaint-handling function of the Law
Society of England and Wales. The site's
Publications section includes guidance and
annual reports.
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Office of
the Scottish Charity Regulator
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OSCR is the independent regulator and
registrar of Scottish charities, equivalent
to the Charity Commission in England and
Wales. The Scottish Charity Register may be
searched on its site. Also available are
annual reports, consultations and other
documents. The Guidance section includes
links to legislation.
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Ofgem
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Ofgem (the Office of Gas and Electricity
Markets) regulates Great Britain's gas and
electricity markets. The legal content on
its web site includes links to relevant
legislation: to access these first select
"About Us", followed by "Enforcement" and
then "Ofgem's Powers".
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Ofsted
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Ofsted (the Office for Standards in
Education, Children's Services and Skills)
inspects education and training for
learners of all ages except those in higher
education institutes and universities.
Since 1 April 2007 it has also been
responsible for the registration,
regulation and inspection of children's
social care in England. All of its
inspection reports are published on the
site. Other sections provide news, forms
and guidance, consultations, statistics,
and annual reports 1995-96 onwards.
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Ofwat
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Ofwat is the economic regulator of the
water and sewerage industry in England and
Wales. It also plays a role under the
Competition Act 1998 in promoting
competition within its sector. The
extensive range of publications available
on the site includes guidance leaflets,
codes of practice, consultation papers, and
its annual reports to Parliament.
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Pensions
Regulator
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The Pensions Regulator, created under the
Pensions Act 2004, replaced the
Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority
(Opra) on 6 April 2005 as the new
regulatory body for work-based pension
schemes in the UK. Its site includes
information, guidance, policy documents and
codes of practice.
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PhonepayPlus
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PhonepayPlus, formerly known as ICSTIS (the
Independent Committee for the Supervision
of Standards of the Telephone Information
Services), is the industry-funded
regulatory body for all premium rate
charged telecommunications services. The
site's "Publications & Alerts" section
includes the PhonepayPlus Code of Practice
and guidelines on its interpretation and
application. Elsewhere there is information
on the complaint procedure and a searchable
database of recent adjudications.
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Postcomm
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Postcomm - the Postal Services Commission -
is the independent regulator for postal
services in the UK. The site's Legal
Framework section has relevant legislation
and information on codes of practice. The
Policy and Consultations section has both
consultation documents and the policy
decisions which have followed on from
consultations, and these include the texts
of some codes
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Press
Complaints Commission
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The PCC is an independent body through
which the British press regulates itself.
It deals with complaints from members of
the public about the editorial content of
newspapers and magazines. Documents on its
site include the PCC Code of Practice,
annual reports 1996 onwards, press
releases, and all adjudications
(searchable) 1996 onwards.
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Royal
College of Veterinary Surgeons
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The RCVS is the regulatory body for
veterinary surgeons in the UK, with
statutory responsibilities set out in the
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966. The text
of the Act is downloadable, and there is
information and advice on recent
legislative changes of relevance to
veterinary surgeons. The Guide to
Professional Conduct is reproduced in full,
and there is a searchable register of
members. Information on the complaints
procedure and details of disciplinary
proceedings, including findings and
judgments, are to be found in the site's
Visitors section.
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Royal
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
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The RPSGB is the professional and
regulatory body for pharmacists in England,
Scotland and Wales. There are searchable
registers of members, of pharmacy
technicians and of premises. Documents on
the site include byelaws, rules and
regulations, and its Code of Ethics and
Standards. To locate recent determinations,
select Statutory Committee (and then
"Current and Recent Inquiries") within the
Protecting the Public section.
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Scottish
Information Commissioner
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This site explains the rights of members of
the public, and the responsibilities of
public authorities, under the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002. A list of Appeals currently
before the Commissioner, and the full text
of Decisions already issued, are available.
The 2002 Act is presented together with
guidance regarding the various exemptions
to its provisions.
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Scottish
Social Services Council
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The SSSC is responsible for regulating and
registering the Scottish social service
workforce. Its register is searchable
online. The "Registration and Conduct"
section has the codes of practice and the
Conduct Rules, and there is a link in "What
we do" (in the "About Us" section) to the
Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001,
under which SSSC was set up. Other content
includes consultations, details of the
complaints procedure, and news.
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Solicitors
Regulation Authority
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The SRA, launched in January 2007, is the
new independent regulator of solicitors in
England and Wales. Its web site includes
contact details, consultations, news, and
the new Solicitors' Code of Conduct which
replaced the previous rules of professional
conduct on 1 July 2007.
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Takeover
Panel
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Web site of the Panel on Takeovers and
Mergers, the regulatory body which
administers the City Code on Takeovers and
Mergers. Documents on the site include the
Code, the Rules Governing Substantial
Acquisitions of Shares, current and recent
public consultation papers, and annual
reports 1969 onwards.
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Utility
Regulator
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The Utility Regulator is the informal name
of the Northern Ireland Authority for
Utility Regulation (NIAUR), which regulates
the electricity, gas, water and sewerage
industries in Northern Ireland. Like its
counterpart in Great Britain, Ofgem, NIAUR
also exercises powers within its sector,
concurrently with the Office of Fair
Trading, under the
Competition Act 1998. Publications on
the site include consultation papers 1996
onwards and press releases 1997 onwards.
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