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Five principles were identified by the Better Regulation Task Force in 1997 as the basic tests of whether any regulation is fit for purpose.[1]
- Proportionality: Regulators should intervene only when necessary. Remedies should be appropriate to the risk posed, and costs identified and minimised.
- Accountability: Regulators should be able to justify decisions and be subject to public scrutiny.
- Consistency: Government rules and standards must be joined up and implemented fairly.
- Transparency: Regulators should be open, and keep regulations simple and user-friendly.
- Targeting: Regulation should be focused on the problem and minimise side effects.
Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
In response to the Government's recent proposals the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence has made a call for ideas in their December 2011 paper 'Cost effectiveness and efficiency in health professional regulation' [2] for right-touch regulation described as being
| “ | based on a careful assessment of risk, which is targeted and proportionate, which provides a framework in which professionalism can flourish and organisational excellence can be achieved. | ” |
Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care oversees statutory bodies that regulate health and social care professionals in the UK.[3] Until 2013 it was known as the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. It assesses the regulator' performance, conducts audits, scrutinises their decisions and reports to Parliament. It also sets standards for organisations holding voluntary registers for health and social care occupations and accredits those that meet them.
The Authority shares good practice and knowledge, conduct research and introduce new ideas to the health and social care sector including the concept of right-touch regulation. It monitors policy developments in the UK and internationally and provides advice on issues relating to professional standards in health and social care.
See also
- light touch regulation
- Better Regulation Commission
- Better Regulation Executive
References
- ^ Reproduced in "Better regulation – from design to delivery (annual report) 2005", pages 26–27
- ^ - Cost effectiveness and efficiency in health professional regulation (December 2011)
- ^ "Overseeing regulators". Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
Further reading
- Books
- Tomasic R Beyond light touch regulation of British banks after the financial crisis 2010
- Academic articles
- D Bilton, H Cayton Finding the right touch: extending the right-touch regulation approach to the accreditation of voluntary registers - British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, Volume 41, Issue 1, 2013