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Explore the regulatory landscape, policy outcomes, and opportunities in local governance. Learn about key themes, policy design, and the impacts of regulatory developments.
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DEVELOPMENTS IN REGULATORY DELIVERY – OUTCOMES, OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS 3 March 2011 Rob Powell, Director
Outline Regulatory landscape and policy Outcomes Regulatory delivery Opportunities and issues
Key Coalition themes: Creating the conditions(for better local regulation) Improving accountability (to the public and business) Changing the culture (of local regulation) • The wider landscape • Local Enterprise Partnerships • Localism and decentralisation • Small government, ‘big society’ • Deficit reduction, CSR • Post-bureaucratic accountability • Consumer landscape, Lord Young, FSA • White Paper on regulation Government themes, policy and the wider landscape Regulation policy • Design • One in – one out • Sunset clauses • Public challenge of the worst regulations • End to “gold plating” of EU rules • Delivery • Changes in national regulator functions • Co-regulation, alternatives and an end to “tick box” approach • Type A, Type B regulators
Draft national enforcement priorities published for consultation Local authorities Process to Develop the Refreshed Priorities Expert user group (local authority, professional and representative bodies) Evidence collection Policy working group (national regulators and policy departments with a policy responsibility) Business consultation Citizen consultation Ministerial engagement
Draft Priority Regulatory Outcomes Protect the environment for future generations by tackling the threats and impacts of climate change Improve quality of life and wellbeing by ensuring clean and safe public spaces Help people to live healthier lives by preventing ill health and harm and promoting public health Ensure a safe, healthy and sustainable food chain for the benefits of consumers and the rural economy Support enterprise and economic growth by ensuring a fair, responsible and competitive trading environment
OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS TOOLKIT Stage 1Establish the intervention logic of LARS and identify the impact and outcomes Stage 2 Find indicators to measure the key elements of the pathway Stage 3Synthesise, analyse and communicate the findings in a dashboard
Partners Input Impact Outputs Outcomes STAGE 1 - LOGIC MODELLING Activities/ process
Sources of help • Training of regional co-ordinators • Facilitator’s Guide • Simple tool for mapping pathways • Performance measures master classes • Work with national regulators • Examples on the LBRO website
Primary Authority 172 businesses now signed up to 548 partnerships PA close support product available New publications Asked to help BRE advise the Minister on extension of PA Pilots – inspection planning and PA for small business
Common approach to professional standards of competence for regulators Why this approach? • Response to challenge – “tick-box-regulation” • Response to diminishing resources – provides means of applying effective development despite shrinking budgets • Response to the need for more flexible approaches – working across regulatory boundaries LBRO
RDNA Route to Competency The Tools: Regulators’ Development Needs Analysis • The RDNA approach refers to the competence frameworks, use of these to identify development needs (RDNA Tool), supporting officers to meet these through the GRIP tool and development planning. Guidance for Regulators – Information Point • GRIP supports development planning LBRO
RDNA Route to Competency Key Elements of the approach: • The agreed benchmark standards • Identifying development needs against the benchmark • Identifying development solutions LBRO
The benchmark: agreed common standards Knowledge: LBRO
Opportunities • Public Health White Paper • LEPs and local growth • System design, systems thinking • More pluralism in range of delivery organisations • Cross-cutting links within Councils • Cross-cutting outcomes with partners • Culture change – new ways of achieving compliance
Issues • National system conditions and local delivery • Tackling national or sub-national threats • System leadership • Impact on wider partnerships and outcomes • Financial cuts • Proactive versus reactive • Demonstrating value, impact and securing investment in best delivery mechanism