About us
The aim of the National Measurement and Regulation Office (NMRO) is to simplify technical regulation for the benefit of British business.
Our work should reduce unnecessary costs and give businesses greater confidence to invest and grow.
Regulation can be necessary to make markets function more effectively, to protect the public and consumers, and to meet broader public health and environmental objectives. However, where regulation is poorly designed or not delivered in a proportionate, consistent, transparent and accountable way, it can impose costs on business, damage competitiveness, and reduce innovation.
NMRO is focused on using the right intervention to solve problems. Where regulation is necessary, we ensure that it is designed and enforced in a way that supports business compliance and growth.
Who we are
NMRO is a team of over 90 staff, with our head office in Teddington and staff also located in Bristol and Coventry. The team is made up of specialists in technical regulation, enforcement and certification. NMRO is organised into 4 directorates: Regulation, Enforcement, Certification Services, and Corporate Services.
Our responsibilities
We’re responsible for:
- ensuring the UK’s system of weights and measures, hallmarking and utility metering is fair for businesses and consumers
- providing policy support to ministers about measurement issues
- providing technical, legal and commercial certification services to support manufacturers and local authorities
- enforcing technical legislation in the UK, carried out by the enforcement authority
Our priorities
Our priority for 2015 to 2016 will be to simplify technical regulation for the benefit of British business.
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