House of Lords to 'scrutinise' relationship between UK regulators and government

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The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has announced that its next inquiry will "scrutinise" the relationship between regulators and the government, and how regulators are held accountable, including by parliament.

The committee is encouraging interested individuals and organisations to submit evidence on the following areas: •    the roles and remits of regulators; •    the balance between the responsibilities of regulators and those of the Government; •    guidance given by the government to regulators; •    the independence of regulators; •    co-operation between regulators;  •    the skills and expertise of regulators; •    the role of Parliament in scrutinising regulators; •    scrutiny, accountability and transparency of regulators; •    the effectiveness of regulators;  •    performa...

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