International Regulatory Cooperation Strategy: call for evidence
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In 2020, the government issued a response to the OECD’s review of the UK’s International Regulatory Cooperation (IRC) practices. In the response, the government launched a call for evidence inviting regulators, standards bodies, industry groups and businesses to share their views on a future IRC strategy to ensure that it aligns with the needs of the regulatory and business community.
This paper summarises the responses received from the call for evidence. The responses have helped to build a picture of the current landscape of IRC initiatives and the challenges faced by key regulatory stakeholders in the UK.
Responses also provided suggestions for measures that the government could take to facilitate IRC opportunities, such as additional government guidance and facilitating networks. The actions which the government will take forward are set out in the IRC strategy.
We received 57 responses from a range of stakeholders, including:
- regulators
- standards bodies
- industry organisations
- businesses
- academia
80% of regulators, standards bodies and similar types of organisations provided examples of their IRC initiatives. Respondents set out the challenges when undergoing IRC and suggested how government could engage with industry to identify regulatory frictions and reduce trade barriers.
Original call for evidence
Call for evidence description
In 2018 the government invited the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to review the UK’s international regulatory cooperation practices. The OECD review (May 2020) recommended that the UK government take action to ensure more systematic consideration of international regulatory cooperation across government and regulatory bodies.
The government response sets out plans for a cross-government strategy to take forward the OECD recommendations.
This call for evidence will help identify priorities for our international regulatory cooperation strategy and ensure it meets the needs of the wider regulatory and business community. We’d like views from regulators, industry, standards-setting bodies and other interested parties on:
- how you already engage in international regulatory cooperation
- your priorities to help inform where we focus our future efforts
- how government can help you identify and pursue opportunities
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Please do not send responses by post to the department at the moment as we may not be able to access them.
Last updated 7 July 2022 + show all updates
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Summary of responses published and link to International Regulatory Cooperation Strategy added.
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