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List of regulators in the United Kingdom

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The following is a list of regulators in the UK. Regulators exercise regulatory or supervisory authority over a variety of endeavors in the UK.

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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
  • Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
  • 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
  • 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

    • References

    List of regulators in the United Kingdom Wikipedia
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