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This page covers our approach to regulating landlords, including guidance on how we use and intend to use our powers, along with our Inspection plan.
Who and what Ofqual regulates, how to apply to be regulated and what happens when you want to stop being regulated.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regulates medicines, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK. MHRA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care .
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulates the financial services industry in the UK. Its role includes protecting consumers, keeping the industry stable, and promoting healthy competition between financial service providers. FCA works with HM Treasury .
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) is the independent safety and economic regulator for Britain’s railways. It is responsible for ensuring that railway operators comply with health and safety law. It regulates Network Rail’s activities and funding requirements, regulates access...
What you need to do to place a medical device on the Great Britain, Northern Ireland and European Union (EU) markets.
How we regulate and intervene in independent schools, and details of when we take legal action against unregistered schools.
Search a list of regulated professions to find out what qualifications or experience they require. Find contact details for regulators of those professions.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates all health and social care services in England. The commission ensures the quality and safety of care in hospitals, dentists, ambulances, and care homes, and the care given in people’s own homes. CQC is...
The Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016 set standards for bodies involved in the collective licensing of copyright works in the United Kingdom.
Ofcom is the regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. It regulates the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. Ofcom works with the Department for Science,...
Check if a qualification is regulated and what level it is on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF)
A list of the professions regulated by law in the UK and their associated regulators, as defined in the Professional Qualifications Act, with terminology explained.
The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) regulates the monopoly companies which run the gas and electricity networks. It takes decisions on price controls and enforcement, acting in the interests of consumers and helping the industries to achieve environmental...
What we do and how we approach regulating landlords.
The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) is a non-ministerial government department. We are the economic regulator for the water and sewerage sectors in England and Wales. We are responsible for making sure that the companies we regulate provide consumers with...
Definitions for terms used in Regulating the Standards
The Regulated Qualifications Framework will replace the QCF and NQF.
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