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Degrees of Risk - Regulation in the 21st Century. Chris Howes - Head of Modern Regulation. Source:Still Pictures. The challenge?.
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Degrees of Risk -Regulation in the 21st Century Chris Howes - Head of Modern Regulation
The challenge? • “how do you re-invent an environmental protection system that is driven by a series of prescriptive statutes, harnessed by confusing and overlapping regulations and managed by a system that looks at process instead of results?” • Stephen Tromans, Barrister, UK
5 Principles of Better RegulationUK Government Better Regulation Taskforce • Transparent • Accountable • Consistent • Proportionate • Targeted (outcome focussed) • Our 6th principle!: Practicable
Definitions • OPRA - Operator Pollution Risk Appraisal • CAPS - compliance assessment plans • CCS - Compliance Classification Scheme
Operator & Pollution Risk Appraisal • Complexity of site • type & number of activities, scale, multi-media etc • Location • human receptors, habitats, water courses etc • Emissions • index used for air,land, water - annual load limits • Operator Performance • Management systems and compliance history
Using OPRA outputs • Basis of charges for permits • Internal benchmarking by companies • Public benchmarking - including financial • Inspection frequencies & duration • Targeting • Incentives for better performance
Degrees of Risk -Regulation in the 21st Century Chris Howes - Head of Modern Regulation