Regulatory Policy Institute

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Introduction

Based at Oxford University the Regulatory Policy Institute monitors developments in both regulatory law and de-regulation.

People

  • 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.



In September 2001 the Council of Management of the Regultaory Policy Institute was made up of the following:


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 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:


Mr. Philip O’Donnell, Director Regulation & Network Policy, Strategic Rail Authority

Mr. John Smith, Director of Regulation & Government, Railtrack

Dr. Irwin Stelzer, RPI Council of Management, The Hudson Institute & The Sunday Times

Mr. Chris Bolt, Regulation & Public Affairs Group Director, Lattice Group

Professor Colin Robinson, Director, Institute of Economic Affairs

Mr. Callum Mc Carthy, Chief Executive, Ofgem

Sir Ian Byatt, RPI Council of Management, Former Director-General, Ofwat

Professor George Yarrow, Director, Regulatory Policy Institute

Papers

Website

References

  1. Regulatory Policy Institute Who's who at the RPI, RPRC and ERRI Accessed 8 June 2009, Web Archive,
  2. Regulatory Policy Institute Who's who at the RPI, RPRC and ERRI Accessed 8 June 2009, Web Archive,