List of regulators in the United Kingdom
The following is a list of regulators in the UK. Regulators exercise regulatory or supervisory authority over a variety of endeavours in the UK.
In addition, Local authorities in the UK provide regulatory functions in a number of areas. Professional associations also act to regulate their memberships. The UK is also bound by a number of European and other trans-national regulators, not listed here.
Charities
- Charity Commission for England and Wales
- Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
- Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Education
- The General Teaching Councils for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Ofqual – Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
- Ofsted – Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
- Office for Students
Environment
- Environment Agency
- Marine Management Organisation
- Natural Resources Wales
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Finance
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Financial Reporting Council
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
- Payment Systems Regulator
- Pensions Regulator
- Prudential Regulation Authority
- The Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision
Health
- Care Quality Commission
- NHS Improvement
- Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council
- General Chiropractic Council
- General Dental Council
- General Medical Council
- General Optical Council
- General Osteopathic Council
- General Pharmaceutical Council
- Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
- Health and Care Professions Council – fifteen professions with designated titles
- Health and Safety Executive
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
- Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
Housing
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Scottish Housing Regulator
Law
- Bar Standards Board
- CILEx Regulation
- Faculty of Advocates
- Law Society of Northern Ireland
- Law Society of Scotland
- Master of the Faculties
- Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
Social care
- Scottish Care Inspectorate
- Care Council for Wales
- Social Work England
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Scottish Social Services Council
Transport
- Civil Aviation Authority
- Office of Rail and Road
Utilities
- Ofcom – independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries
- * Phone-paid Services Authority – regulator for phone-paid services in the UK, part of Ofcom, replaces ICSTIS, PhonepayPlus
- Office for Nuclear Regulation
- Ofgem – the Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets
- Ofwat – the Water Services Regulation Authority
- The Utility Regulator – regulating electricity, gas, water and sewerage industries in Northern Ireland
- Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland
Others
- Advertising Standards Authority
- British Board of Film Classification
- Competition and Markets Authority
- Council for Registered Gas Installers
- Direct Marketing Authority
- Engineering Council – the regulatory body for the engineering profession
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Food Standards Agency
- Forensic Science Regulator
- Fundraising Regulator
- Gambling Commission
- Gaming Board for Great Britain
- Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
- HM Revenue and Customs
- IMPRESS
- Independent Press Standards Organisation
- Information Commissioner's Office
- Oil and Gas Authority
- Planning Inspectorate
- Independent Police Complaints Commission
- Security Industry Authority