List of regulators in the United Kingdom
The following is a list of regulators in the UK. Regulators exercise regulatory or supervisory authority over a variety of endeavors in the UK.
Local authorities in the UK provide regulatory functions in a number of areas. Professional associations also act to regulate their memberships. The UK is also bound by a number of European and other trans-national regulators, not listed here.
Charities
- Charity Commission for England and Wales
- Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
- Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Education
- The General Teaching Councils for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Ofqual - Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
- Ofsted - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
Environment
- Environment Agency (EA)
- Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Finance
- Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
- Financial Reporting Council
- Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
- Payment Systems Regulator (PSR)
- Pensions Regulator
- Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
Health
- Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)
- General Chiropractic Council (GCC)
- General Dental Council (GDC)
- General Medical Council (GMC)
- General Optical Council (GOC)
- General Osteopathic Council (GOsC)
- General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Health and Safety Executive
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
- Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
Law
- General Council of the Bar
- Faculty of Advocates
- Law Society of Northern Ireland
- Law Society of Scotland
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Master of the Faculties
Social care
- Care Council for Wales (CCW)
- General Social Care Council (GSCC)
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC)
- Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
Transport
- Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
- Office of Rail and Road (ORR)
Utilities
- Ofcom - independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries
- PhonepayPlus - regulator for phone-paid services in the UK, part of Ofcom, replaces ICSTIS
- Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
- Ofgem - the Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets
- Ofwat - the Water Services Regulation Authority
- The Utility Regulator - regulating electricity, gas, water and sewerage industries in Northern Ireland
- Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland
Other
- Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)
- British Board of Film Censors (BBFC)
- Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland (formerly Consumer Focus) - the statutory consumer champions for England, Wales, and Scotland
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- Council for Registered Gas Installers
- Direct Marketing Authority
- Engineering Council - the regulatory body for the engineering profession
- Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
- Food Standards Agency
- Forensic Science Regulator
- Gambling Commission [1]
- Gaming Board for Great Britain (GBGB)
- Gangmasters Licensing Authority
- Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO)
- Information Commissioner's Office
- Oil and Gas Authority (OGA)
- Planning Inspectorate
- Police Complaints Authority
- Scottish Housing Regulator (SHC)
- Security Industry Authority
See also
References
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