Institute of Regulation's Podcast

The 40th episode of the Regulation Podcast marks an important milestone for the Institute of Regulation. This month, Marcial Boo speaks with Baroness Dianne Hayter about the recently published House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee report she oversaw on how regulation affects UK economic growth. This episode continues our commitment to bringing timely discussions with front‑line decision...

In this month’s podcast, IoR chair Marcial Boo speaks with the three winners of this year’s regulation awards: Eilidh Byer — North Sea Transition Authority , Rising Star Award (individual) for creating data‑standardisation tools and dashboards for offshore oil and gas regulation. Nicola Edwards — Intelligence Team, Office for Environmental Protection , Innovation Award (team) for developing an int...

In this month’s Regulation Podcast, Institute Chair Marcial Boo speaks with John Fingleton - Chair, Fingleton , and Chris Carr - Policy and Regulation Specialist, about the state of UK regulation and how it needs to evolve. They argue that while UK regulation is often well‑designed, the system as a whole is overgrown, fragmented and risk‑averse. Without bold political and legislative reform, the U...

We’re pleased to look back on International Women’s Day by spotlighting two outstanding women Chairs in our latest podcast episode: Jo Clift and Helen Phillips . In this conversation, Institute Chair Marcial Boo explores what it takes to lead a regulatory body, drawing on Jo’s experience at the General Osteopathic Council and Helen’s leadership of both the General Dental Council and the Chartered...

In this month’s Institute of Regulation podcast, Marcial Boo speaks with Charity Commission CEO David Holdsworth and FRC Executive Director Mark Babington about how regulators can be both consistent and fair when overseeing organisations of very different sizes. They discuss the challenge of applying the same rules to entities ranging from sole traders to global firms, and how proportionate regula...

In this month’s Institute of Regulation podcast, Marcial Boo, Chair of the Institute of Regulation, speaks to Australian winners of awards for good regulation: Gerard Brody from the Essential Services Commission in Victoria and Atul Sharma from the Australian Environmental Protection Agency. Rebecca Billings, Chair of the National Regulators Community of Practice (NRCoP), introduces the awards and...

Are regulators lightning rods for blame? This month's podcast talks to Matthew Flinders, a professor of politics at the University of Sheffield, and former regulator CEO Martin Stanley about the way politicians sometimes deflect criticism by blaming regulators. They discuss how easy it is for regulators to be blamed, whether by politicians, the media, or those they regulate, and how difficult...

In this month's podcast, New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour MP talks to Institute of Regulation Chair Marcial Boo about regulatory reform in New Zealand, including their Regulatory Standards Act, just passed. David, who is also Minister for Regulation, says that regulation must maximise benefit and minimise cost. This includes the option not to regulate. He argues that regulation...

In this month's podcast, Institute Chair Marcial Boo talks to senior Information Commissioner's Office staff Emily Keaney and Angela Balakrishnan on how the ICO ensures our personal data are kept safe through the regulation of businesses and public bodies. Their discussion notes how good communications can encourage compliance, and how the ICO, like other regulators, sometimes has diffic...

This month's podcast from the @Institute of Regulation asks whether regulators should make money from their assets - their data and their knowledge of regulation and the law. Some might say not; regulators are often funded from public money. But @Richard South, Chief Executive of @TSO, and @Sam Walsh, a partner at @Deloitte, argue that there are legitimate ways for regulators to benefit from...

In this month's podcast from the @ Institute of Regulation, our Chair @ Marcial Boo speaks to the Chair of the UK Government's @ Regulatory Policy Committee, @ Stephen Gibson. He talks about the RPC's role to help improve UK regulation, advising Parliament on the quality of the evidence and analysis in any new regulatory measures proposed by the government

This podcast will facilitate a discussion with two senior figures from the General Medical Council: CEO and Registrar Charlie Massey and Director of Registration and Revalidation Una Lane. They will discuss how the GMC regulates and the challenges it faces, as well as wider issues of interest to other regulators.  The audience of the Regulation Podcast is professional regulators and those interest...

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...

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 (spon...

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 P...

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...

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...

Many regulators work to an annual cycle, for the Advertising Standards Authority and the Food Standards Agency, December can be a busy month, with an increase in Christmas advertising and food consumption. This month's Regulation Podcast hears from Claire Forbes from the FSA and Matt Wilson from the ASA on how their regulators keep advertising honest and food safe. 

This month's podcast focuses on how regulators can use communications to tell people how to comply with the rules you're enforcing. We hear from two engagement experts who've worked in regulators, to understand how to get messages across to diverse audiences through varied external and internal channels. A must-listen for everyone working in communications in a regulatory context. ...

Regulation is evolving. No longer is it about command-and-control, tick-box inspections. And the risk-based, principled approach is changing too. Leading academics and practitioners now consider that regulators must think of their regulatory domain as a complex system with many actors. This has implications for how regulators approach their work, with a need for agility in their rules and their pr...

This month's podcast focuses on the regulation of behaviour in the film, music and other creative industries, where a new regulator has been created. It aims to protect everyone in those industries from bullying and abuse from powerful executives or famous stars. The regulator is the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA). 

The latest edition of The Regulation Podcast focuses on the concept of regulatory capture - what it is and how regulators can avoid getting caught - hearing the expert views of Dr Eva Heims of York University and Dr Justin Rex of Bowling Green University USA, drawing on case studies in their academic publications. A short guide to regulatory capture from Dr Heims is here: ‘ Regulatory-capture-A-sh...

The latest Regulation Podcast focuses on AI and how regulators should respond to it. Two global experts, Prof. Julia Black of the LSE and Joey Conway of Deloitte, discuss what AI is, the problems and opportunities it brings, and how regulators should meet its challenges. The main recommendation to regulators is to learn more; and then to work with others. AI crosses sectors and national boundaries...

The latest half-hour episode of the Regulation Podcast explores how to regulate vets, with speakers from our member the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. It presents a case study of one sector, where the regulator is working within outdated legislation and with the consequences of Covid, where more people bought pets but more vets left the profession. Like other regulators, the RCVS has confli...

In this month's podcast, we discuss what it would mean for regulation to become a recognised profession. We hear from Leonie Milliner, CEO at the General Optical Council, Michael Hanton, Deputy Chief Regulator at Ofqual, and Meg Matthews, Head of Development and People at the Office for Students. They discuss what being a professional regulator means, how skills can be improved, and knowledge...