Episode 28: How do you set up a regulator from Scratch?
This month's podcast from the Institute of Regulation asks: how do you set up a regulator from scratch? It's a question relevant not only to the politicians, civil servants and staff establishing the new football regulator or the armed forces commissioner, but to everyone wanting regulators to work well. Discussing their experiences on the podcast are Sir Ian Kennedy, the first chair of the Healthcare Commission and the MPs' watchdog IPSA, and Natalie Prosser, founding CEO of the Office for Environmental Protection. Hear their top tips to those setting up a regulator and helpful reminders of why regulation matters.
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Episode 27: Interviews with Institute of Regulation Award Winners
In this month's Regulation Podcast, Chair of the Institute Marcial Boo interviews the three winners of the inaugural Institute of Regulation Annual Awards: Mary Jervis of the Information Commissioner’s Office, winner of the award for Innovation in Regulation (sponsored by PA Consulting); Matt Westmore of the NHS Health Research Authority, winner of the Collaboration in Regulation Award (sponsored by Nous Group); and Tom Vincent of the Food Standards Agency, Winner of the Rising Star award.
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Episode 26: Regulation stateside
President Trump and his team are making major changes to the US government. This includes in regulation, where he has signed an executive order that, for every new regulation, there should be 10 that are culled. To find out the latest, the Regulation Podcast from the Institute of Regulation has spoken to Professor Cary Coglianese, director of the Penn Program of Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania, a leading centre of academic expertise. Prof. Coglianese explains to Institute’s chair Marcial Boo the changes taking place and the potential risks and benefits. You can read more on the University of Pennsylvania here
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Episode 25: A Ministry of Regulation
This month's Regulation Podcast interviews Grainne Moss, CEO of the world's first Ministry for Regulation in New Zealand. Set up less than a year ago, the Ministry aims to improve the 200 regulatory systems in New Zealand, remove unnecessary rules and ensure that any new regulation is necessary and likely to work as intended. Grainne describes some of their early wins and the challenges ahead, recognising that regulation, alongside legislation and taxation, is one of any government's most important means of delivering its policy agenda.
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Episode 24: Is there too much or too little regulation?
This month's podcast focuses on an issue that every regulator grapples with. How do you know whether there is too much regulation or too little? And how do regulators get the balance right? Martin Stanley, former CEO of the Postal Regulator (now part of Ofcom), the Competition Commission and author of ‘How to Be a Civil Servant’, discusses how to spot too much regulation and what to do about it and the risks of too little regulation. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers, but in this latest edition of the Regulation Podcast we explore the core issues of this highly relevant debate.
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