Right-touch regulation

Right-touch regulation describes the approach we adopt in the work we do. We encourage others to adopt it too. It is not 'light-touch' regulation. It means looking at the level of risk to the public and identifying the most proportionate means to counter that risk. We published the first version of Right-touch regulation in 2010 and then revised it in 2015. Find all our publications related to right-touch regulation below:

Regulation rethought

Our proposals for a transformation of the regulation of health and care professionals, published in October 2016.

Right-touch regulation 2015

In 2015 we published our revised version of our 2010 Right-touch regulation paper. The core principles remain the same, but we have expanded on areas and provided more clarity.

Rethinking regulation 2015

Our thoughts on future regulation

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What do we mean by right-touch regulation?

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Right-touch regulation

Regulation rethought