Why we regulate
Public service regulation in Wales and England.
- Level
- Bitesize
- Learning time
- 1 hour 45 minutes
- Where
- Regulation and Compliance
- Price
- £39
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Certificate of Completion
Overview and Outcomes.
Overview
Regulation exists because the public cannot see inside the services it relies on, so inspectors and auditors stand in for its eyes. This module sets out five purposes of regulation, four families of oversight, and Hood and colleagues' account of government regulating itself through waste-watchers, quality police and sleaze-busters. It makes the case for treating regulation as a floor and a mirror, not a performance. Regulation can feel arbitrary, but behind it sits a body of theory that helps you anticipate how a regulator will behave. This module covers Ayres and Braithwaite's enforcement pyramid, Sparrow's regulatory craft, Stigler's account of regulatory capture, the Hampton review and Regulators' Code, and Power's warning about the audit society, ending with four questions you can ask of any regulator or of your own organisation. Hospitals, schools, care and housing look similar on both sides of the border, but Wales and England regulate them through different bodies, laws and philosophies. This module maps who regulates what, contrasts Wales's lean towards dialogue with England's lean towards direction, traces recent reforms including the Dash review of the Care Quality Commission, and offers the leader's regulatory year as a practical rhythm for keeping current.
What you'll develop
In this Bitesize, you will develop the ability to:
- Explain why public services are regulated, using information asymmetry and the five purposes of regulation.
- Identify the four families of oversight and the waste-watchers, quality police and sleaze-busters that surround your own organisation.
- Explain how the enforcement pyramid works, including persuasion at the base, credible escalation and de-escalation when compliance returns.
- Identify the mechanisms and symptoms of regulatory capture and distinguish verification as ritual from verification as insight.
- Identify the main regulators in Wales and England for health, social care, education, housing, audit and complaints.
The Modules.
1 hour 45 minutes of learning.
- 01Foundations: Why We Regulate Public ServicesRegulation exists because the public cannot see inside the services it relies on, so inspectors and auditors stand in for its eyes. This module sets out five purposes of regulation, four families of oversight, and Hood and colleagues' account of government regulating itself through waste-watchers, quality police and sleaze-busters. It makes the case for treating regulation as a floor and a mirror, not a performance.35 min
- 02How Regulation Works: Theory and the Regulator's CraftRegulation can feel arbitrary, but behind it sits a body of theory that helps you anticipate how a regulator will behave. This module covers Ayres and Braithwaite's enforcement pyramid, Sparrow's regulatory craft, Stigler's account of regulatory capture, the Hampton review and Regulators' Code, and Power's warning about the audit society, ending with four questions you can ask of any regulator or of your own organisation.36 min
- 03The Regulatory Landscape in Wales and EnglandHospitals, schools, care and housing look similar on both sides of the border, but Wales and England regulate them through different bodies, laws and philosophies. This module maps who regulates what, contrasts Wales's lean towards dialogue with England's lean towards direction, traces recent reforms including the Dash review of the Care Quality Commission, and offers the leader's regulatory year as a practical rhythm for keeping current.38 min
Keep going.
Part of the Regulation and Compliance topic, also sold whole as Standards that protect.
Go deeper, and pay only the difference
- You are hereBitesize, 1 hour 45 minutes, £39
- Next stepFocus, Inspection without fear, 3 hours, £69. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £30.
- The whole topicExplore, Standards that protect, 5 hours 30 minutes, £129. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £90.
When you step up to a higher level, what you paid in the last 12 months for lower-level courses inside the bigger course comes off its price, in proportion to how much of each is inside it, whichever topic it's from. Courses at the same or a lower level don't give credit against each other. A Focus course or above always costs at least £15. Prices per person. Read the full terms
Also part of: Leading homes and communities, Ready for inspection