LRD guides and handbook July 2015

Health and safety law 2015

Chapter 2

The Regulators’ Code

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The Regulators’ Code became legally binding on 6 April 2014, replacing the Regulators’ Compliance Code. It sets out how regulators should engage with those they regulate. Nearly all non-economic regulators, including local authorities, the HSE and fire and rescue authorities are covered by it. They must consider it when developing policies and operational procedures that guide their regulatory activities and when setting standards and giving advice and guidance on the regulatory activities of other regulators.

The Code is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulators-code.

This link also includes a separate document with details of those covered by the Code.