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==Introduction==
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Based at Oxford, the [[Regulatory Policy Institute]] considers and researches regulation and regulatory policy in policy areas where regulation is active.  The people involved, their publication list, their list of seminar presentations and conferences strongly suggest that the regulation the RPI promote is conducive to competition and markets.  They state, "the Institute has particular interest such as: institutional structures and arrangements, administrative processes and their characteristics, market governance, the supervision and control of regulatory processes, sources of 'regulatory failure', the contribution of regulatory policies to comparative/competitive advantage, risk assessment and control, the impact of regulation on competition, and deregulation and liberalisation" <ref> Regulatory policy Institute [http://www.rpieurope.org/about.htm About Us], Accessed 8th June 2009 </ref>. 
  
Based at Oxford University the Regulatory Policy Institute monitors developments in both regulatory law and de-regulation.
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According to the Regulatory Policy Institute (RPI):
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:the objective of the RPI is to promote the study of the regulation of economic activity, with a view to deepening our understanding of the drivers and impacts, intended and unintended, of a range of public policies, and thereby to contribute to more effective policy development in the future.
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:Since the focus of the Institute's activities is on regulatory policy and processes, its work spans a range of traditional disciplines and vocations, including (but not limited to): economics, law, politics, finance, accounting and management studies<ref> Regulatory policy Institute [http://www.rpieurope.org/about.htm About Us], Accessed 8th June 2009 </ref>.
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
  
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The last public declaration on the Regulatory Policy Institute website was in December 2006, when it stated,
  
*[[George Yarrow]], Visiting Professor, University of Newcastle; Emeritus Fellow, Hertford College, Oxford; Associate Fellow, Templeton College, Oxford has been prominent throughout the history of the Regulatory Policy Institute.
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"The Chairman of the Council of Management is Mr [[Peter Freeman]], Deputy Chairman of the UK [[Competition Commission]], and the Director is Professor [[George Yarrow]]".
 
 
 
 
 
 
*[[Chris Decker]] has been prominent since 1999/2000 <ref> Regulatory Policy Institute [http://web.archive.org/web/20011214033714/www.rpieurope.org/whoswho.html Who's who at the RPI, RPRC and ERRI] Accessed 8 June 2009, Web Archive, </ref>
 
  
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The current Members of the Council of Management, shown with indicative professional backgrounds, are:
  
In September 2001 the Council of Management of the Regultaory Policy Institute was made up of the following:
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*Professor [[Tony Appelyard]], Accounting and finance, academia
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*Sir [[Ian Byatt]], Economics, public service
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*Ms. [[Alison Clark]], Business
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*Mr. [[Peter Freeman]], Law, public service
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*Mr. [[Peter Hazell]], Accounting, public service
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*Mr. [[John Sadler]] CBE, Business, public service
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*Mr. [[Frank Sharratt]], Business
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*Dr. [[Irwin Stelzer]], Economics, business
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*Dr. [[John Temple Lang]], Law, public service
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*Mr. [[Bill Tonks]], Business
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*Professor [[George Yarrow]], Economics, academia
  
  
*[[Peter Freeman]], Head of EC & Competition Law, [[Simmons & Simmons]]
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In addition, to [[George Yarrow]], the senior members of the Institute based at Oxford are:
*[[Tony Appleyard]], Professor of Accounting & Management, University of Newcastle
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*Mr. [[Chris Decker]]
*Sir [[Ian Byatt]], former Director-General, [[Ofwat]]
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*Mr. [[Tim Keyworth]] <ref> Regulatory Policy Institute [http://web.archive.org/web/20041204055831/http://rpieurope.org/about.htm#people About the RPI, People] Accessed 8th June 2009, Web Archive </ref>.
*[[Alison Clark]], Director of Corporate Affairs, [[News International]]
 
*[[Peter Gray]], President, [[Tunbridge & Wells Equitable]]  
 
*Peter Hazell, Managing Partner, [[PriceWaterhouseCoopers]]
 
*[[John Sadler]] CBE, Chairman, [[Argent Group]]
 
*[[Frank Sharratt]], Director, [[Kerr McGee Oil]] (UK) plc
 
*[[Dr. Irwin Stelzer]], [[Hudson Institute]] & [[The Sunday Times]]  
 
*[[Dr. John Temple Lang]], Director, DG IVC, European Commission <ref> Regulatory Policy Institute [http://web.archive.org/web/20011214033714/www.rpieurope.org/whoswho.html Who's who at the RPI, RPRC and ERRI] Accessed 8 June 2009, Web Archive, </ref>.
 
  
 
==Conferences==
 
==Conferences==
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Including:-
 
Including:-
  
“The Politicisation of Regulatory Policy: Exceptional circumstances or a new trend ?”
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“The Politicisation of Regulatory Policy: Exceptional circumstances or a new trend?” London, November 6th 2002
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According to the Regulatory Policy Institute, the aim of this conferences was to "examine the changing role of politics, and politicians, in UK regulatory policy and to discuss the implications that this may have for the formulation and application of public policy and for the activities of independent regulatory agencies"
  
London, November 6th 2002
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Speakers included:
 
According to the Regulatory Policy Institute the aims of this conferences was to "examine the changing role of politics, and politicians, in UK regulatory policy and to discuss the implications that this may have for the formulation and application of public policy and for the activities of independent regulatory agencies"
 
  
Speakers includeD:
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*Mr. [[Philip O’Donnell]], Director Regulation & Network Policy, Strategic Rail Authority
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*Mr. John Smith, Director of Regulation & Government, [[Railtrack]]
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*Dr. [[Irwin Stelzer]], RPI Council of Management, The [[Hudson Institute]]  & [[The Sunday Times]]
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*Mr. [[Chris Bolt]], Regulation & Public Affairs Group Director, [[Lattice Group]]
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*Professor [[Colin Robinson]], Director, [[Institute of Economic Affairs]]
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*Mr. [[Callum Mc Carthy]], Chief Executive, [[Ofgem]]
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*Sir [[Ian Byatt]], RPI Council of Management, Former Director-General, [[Ofwat]]
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*Professor [[George Yarrow]], Director, Regulatory Policy Institute
  
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==Research==
  
Mr. [[Philip O’Donnell]], Director Regulation & Network Policy, Strategic Rail Authority
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Research undertaken by the Regulatory Policy Institute has encompassed various sectors. They state how,  
  
Mr. John Smith, Director of Regulation & Government, [[Railtrack]]  
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"The RPI undertakes research on all aspects of regulatory policy. Some of this work is self-initiated and supported from general funds, particularly in areas where broad issues arise that may not, at the time, present themselves as 'problems' to any of the participants in specific regulatory processes" <ref> Regulatory Policy Institute [http://www.rpieurope.org/research.htm Research] Accessed 8th June 2009 </ref>.
  
[[Dr. Irwin Stelzer]], RPI Council of Management, The [[Hudson Institute]]  & [[The Sunday Times]]
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===Water Research===
  
Mr. [[Chris Bolt]], Regulation & Public Affairs Group Director, [[Lattice Group]]
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Amongst the various sectors in which they have discussed, heard presentations and researched is water regulation and policy. Past presentations have been imparted by Regulatory Policy Institute Council Of Management member, ex Ofwat Director Of Services and current Chairman of the [[Water Industry Commission for Scotland]], Sir [[Ian Byatt]] on his own and with [[Alan Sutherland]] of the [[Water Industry Commission for Scotland]] <ref> Byatt I and Sutherland A, (2006) Presentation to the Regulatory Policy Institute [http://www.rpieurope.org/Seminars/Public%20Utilities%2027%20Jan%2006.pdf The Utility Perspective], Accessed 8th June 2009 </ref> [[Phillip Fletcher]] and [[Phillip Dixon]] of Ofwat.
  
Professor [[Colin Robinson]], Director, [[Institute of Economic Affairs]]
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The Regulatory Policy Institute conducted a study funded by [[Water UK]], scheduled for completion in early 2008, to "contribute to the ongoing public policy debate on the appropriate role(s) for competition in the water sector. The Institute team will be taking a ‘stand back’ look at the various forms that competition can feasibly take in the sector – from pre-privatisation notions such as capital market competition, franchising and yardstick competition, through later developments such as inset appointments, to future possibilities based around different types of unbundling of activities"<ref> Regulatory Policy Institute Jan 2008 [http://web.archive.org/web/20080209210426/www.rpieurope.org/index.htm Home page] Accessed 8th June, Web Archive, </ref>. For a clue as to their thinking and the direction of the resultant report its worth pondering a line on page 4 of the full report.  They state, how their "emphasis is on the exploration of where and how new competitive processes might most usefully be fostered in water services".  For the full report go to [http://www.rpieurope.org/Research/Report%20on%20Competition%20in%20Water%20Services.pdf Regulatory Policy Institute - Competition in the Provision of Water Services].
  
Mr. [[Callum Mc Carthy]], Chief Executive, [[Ofgem]]
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Since the unveiling of the report presentations and discussions of water related issues have intensified at the RPI.  At the Annual Competition Policy Conference (2008) there were three presentations considering 'Prospects for Competition in Water Services'.
  
Sir [[Ian Byatt]], RPI Council of Management, Former Director-General, [[Ofwat]]  
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*'Competition in water and wastewater services' - [[Phillip Dixon]], [[Ofwat]]
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*'The experience of market opening in Scotland' - [[Alan Sutherland]], [[Water Industry Commission for Scotland]]
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*'Abstractions trading and access issues' - Prof [[George Yarrow]], Regulatory Policy Institute
  
Professor [[George Yarrow]], Director, Regulatory Policy Institute
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In July 2008 Chris Decker and George Yarrow presented for the [[Cave Review]] of Competition and Innovation in water markets, the paper was titled [http://www.rpieurope.org/Research/Water%20Abstraction%20presentation%2009%2007%2008.pdfon The abstractions regime and discovering the value of water].
  
==Papers==
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[[George Yarrow]] also delivered the 2008 [[Beesley Lecture]] entitled 'Discovering the Value of Water' <ref> Regulatory Policy Institute [http://www.rpieurope.org/index.htm Events] Accessed 8th June 2009 </ref>.
  
 
==Website==
 
==Website==
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[http://www.rpieurope.org/index.htm Regulatory Policy Institute]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:56, 11 January 2010

Based at Oxford, the Regulatory Policy Institute considers and researches regulation and regulatory policy in policy areas where regulation is active. The people involved, their publication list, their list of seminar presentations and conferences strongly suggest that the regulation the RPI promote is conducive to competition and markets. They state, "the Institute has particular interest such as: institutional structures and arrangements, administrative processes and their characteristics, market governance, the supervision and control of regulatory processes, sources of 'regulatory failure', the contribution of regulatory policies to comparative/competitive advantage, risk assessment and control, the impact of regulation on competition, and deregulation and liberalisation" [1].

According to the Regulatory Policy Institute (RPI):

the objective of the RPI is to promote the study of the regulation of economic activity, with a view to deepening our understanding of the drivers and impacts, intended and unintended, of a range of public policies, and thereby to contribute to more effective policy development in the future.
Since the focus of the Institute's activities is on regulatory policy and processes, its work spans a range of traditional disciplines and vocations, including (but not limited to): economics, law, politics, finance, accounting and management studies[2].

People

The last public declaration on the Regulatory Policy Institute website was in December 2006, when it stated,

"The Chairman of the Council of Management is Mr Peter Freeman, Deputy Chairman of the UK Competition Commission, and the Director is Professor George Yarrow".

The current Members of the Council of Management, shown with indicative professional backgrounds, are:


In addition, to George Yarrow, the senior members of the Institute based at Oxford are:

Conferences

The Regulatory Policy Institute are prolific organisers of conferences, seminars and forums discussing various policy areas involving regulation.

Including:-

“The Politicisation of Regulatory Policy: Exceptional circumstances or a new trend?” London, November 6th 2002

According to the Regulatory Policy Institute, the aim of this conferences was to "examine the changing role of politics, and politicians, in UK regulatory policy and to discuss the implications that this may have for the formulation and application of public policy and for the activities of independent regulatory agencies"

Speakers included:

Research

Research undertaken by the Regulatory Policy Institute has encompassed various sectors. They state how,

"The RPI undertakes research on all aspects of regulatory policy. Some of this work is self-initiated and supported from general funds, particularly in areas where broad issues arise that may not, at the time, present themselves as 'problems' to any of the participants in specific regulatory processes" [4].

Water Research

Amongst the various sectors in which they have discussed, heard presentations and researched is water regulation and policy. Past presentations have been imparted by Regulatory Policy Institute Council Of Management member, ex Ofwat Director Of Services and current Chairman of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, Sir Ian Byatt on his own and with Alan Sutherland of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland [5] Phillip Fletcher and Phillip Dixon of Ofwat.

The Regulatory Policy Institute conducted a study funded by Water UK, scheduled for completion in early 2008, to "contribute to the ongoing public policy debate on the appropriate role(s) for competition in the water sector. The Institute team will be taking a ‘stand back’ look at the various forms that competition can feasibly take in the sector – from pre-privatisation notions such as capital market competition, franchising and yardstick competition, through later developments such as inset appointments, to future possibilities based around different types of unbundling of activities"[6]. For a clue as to their thinking and the direction of the resultant report its worth pondering a line on page 4 of the full report. They state, how their "emphasis is on the exploration of where and how new competitive processes might most usefully be fostered in water services". For the full report go to Regulatory Policy Institute - Competition in the Provision of Water Services.

Since the unveiling of the report presentations and discussions of water related issues have intensified at the RPI. At the Annual Competition Policy Conference (2008) there were three presentations considering 'Prospects for Competition in Water Services'.

In July 2008 Chris Decker and George Yarrow presented for the Cave Review of Competition and Innovation in water markets, the paper was titled The abstractions regime and discovering the value of water.

George Yarrow also delivered the 2008 Beesley Lecture entitled 'Discovering the Value of Water' [7].

Website

Regulatory Policy Institute

References

  1. Regulatory policy Institute About Us, Accessed 8th June 2009
  2. Regulatory policy Institute About Us, Accessed 8th June 2009
  3. Regulatory Policy Institute About the RPI, People Accessed 8th June 2009, Web Archive
  4. Regulatory Policy Institute Research Accessed 8th June 2009
  5. Byatt I and Sutherland A, (2006) Presentation to the Regulatory Policy Institute The Utility Perspective, Accessed 8th June 2009
  6. Regulatory Policy Institute Jan 2008 Home page Accessed 8th June, Web Archive,
  7. Regulatory Policy Institute Events Accessed 8th June 2009