Theory & Practice of Regulation 

This is where the Institute posts material related to the theory and practice of regulation. If you have material to add, or would like to help curate this page, please contact us. 

Further reading and information:

• Dr Eva Heims (2024) Regulatory capture - a short guide for regulators.

• IPSOS and Nous Group (2024) Changing attitudes to AI in public service and how to respond. Institute of Regulation event, June 2024.

• Rob Warner and Dr Grant Pink (2024) Regulatory Diplomacy: The Practitioner’s Path to Agility and Foresight (Auspiced National Regulators Community of Practice).

• PA Consulting (2024) IoR Introduction to Regulation event.

• PA Consulting (2023) Rethinking regulators 2023

• Grant Pink (2021) Navigating Regulatory Language: An A to Z Guide. (independently published)

• National Audit Office (2021) Principles of Effective Regulation.

• Malcolm Sparrow (2020) Fundamentals of Regulatory Design (independently published).

• Jeroen van de Heijden (2020) Responsive Regulation in Practice: A review of the international academic literature (Victoria University of Wellington).

• Harry Armstrong et al. (2019) Renewing Regulation: Anticipatory regulation in an age of destruction (Nesta).

• PA Consulting (2018) Re-thinking Regulators: From watchdogs of industry to champions of the public.

• National Audit Office (2017) A short guide to regulation.

• UK Government (2014) Regulators Code.

• Steve Bundred (2012) The future of regulation in the public sector.

• Malcolm Sparrow (2000) The Regulatory Craft: Controlling Risks, Solving Problems, and Managing Compliance (Brookings Institution Press).

• The Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation (CARR) at the London School of Economics focuses on the organisational and institutional settings for risk management and regulatory practices. There is material on its website.

• Material can also be found in The Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, in the journal Regulation and Governance,  the US journal Regulation from the Cato Institute which focuses on microeconomics and regulatory policy, the Journal of Banking Regulation.

• Regulators in other countries have also produced material and training to spread knowledge among regulators. Please see our International Regulation page for more details.