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

POLICY AND LANDSCAPE

Design One in – one out Sunset clauses Public challenge of the worst regulations End to “gold plating” of EU rules Government themes, policy and the wider landscape 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 Key Coalition themes: 1.Creating the conditions (for better local regulation) 2.Improving accountability (to the public and business) 3.Changing the culture (of local regulation) Delivery Changes in national regulator functions Co-regulation, alternatives and an end to “tick box” approach Type A, Type B regulators Regulation policy

OUTCOMES

Process to Develop the Refreshed Priorities Expert user group (local authority, professional and representative bodies) Policy working group (national regulators and policy departments with a policy responsibility) Business consultation Citizen consultation Ministerial engagement Local authorities Draft national enforcement priorities published for consultation Evidence collection

Draft Priority Regulatory Outcomes 1.Protect the environment for future generations by tackling the threats and impacts of climate change 2.Improve quality of life and wellbeing by ensuring clean and safe public spaces 3.Help people to live healthier lives by preventing ill health and harm and promoting public health 4.Ensure a safe, healthy and sustainable food chain for the benefits of consumers and the rural economy 5.Support enterprise and economic growth by ensuring a fair, responsible and competitive trading environment

OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS TOOLKIT Stage 1 Establish the intervention logic of LARS and identify the impact and outcomes Stage 3 Synthesise, analyse and communicate the findings in a dashboard Stage 2 Find indicators to measure the key elements of the pathway

STAGE 1 - LOGIC MODELLING Input Activities/ process Outputs Outcomes Impact Partners

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

DELIVERY – PRIMARY AUTHORITY, COMPETENCE AND SERVICE DESIGN

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

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 Common approach to professional standards of competence for regulators LBRO

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 RDNA Route to Competency

The benchmark: agreed common standards LBRO Knowledge:

OPPORTUNITIES AND ISSUES

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 Opportunities

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 Issues