# List of regulators in the United Kingdom

The following is a list of regulators in the UK. Regulators exercise regulatory or supervisory authority over a variety of endeavours.
In addition, local authorities in the UK provide regulatory functions in a number of areas. Professional associations also act to regulate their memberships. The UK is also bound by a number of European and other trans-national regulators, not listed here.

## Charities

* Charity Commission for England and Wales
* Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
* Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

## Education
### England

* Ofqual – Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
* Ofsted – Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills in England
* Office for Students (OfS)
* Teaching Regulation Agency

### Northern Ireland

* Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment
* Education and Training Inspectorate
* General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland

### Scotland

* Education Scotland
* General Teaching Council for Scotland
* Scottish Qualifications Authority

### Wales

* Education Workforce Council
* Estyn - The education and training inspectorate for Wales
* Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
* Qualifications Wales

## Environment

* Environment Agency (EA)
* Marine and Fisheries Division
* Marine Directorate
* Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
* Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
* Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
* Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

## Business and finance

* Bank of England
* Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
** The Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS)
* Financial Reporting Council, expected to be replaced by the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority in 2023
* Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
* Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (ORCIC)
* Payment Systems Regulator (PSR)
* Pensions Regulator
* Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)

## Health

* Care Quality Commission (CQC)
* Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)
* General Chiropractic Council (GCC)
* General Dental Council (GDC)
* General Medical Council (GMC)
* General Optical Council (GOC)
* General Osteopathic Council (GOsC)
* General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) – fifteen professions with designated titles
* Health and Safety Executive
* Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
* Healthcare Improvement Scotland
* Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB)
* Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
* Human Tissue Authority (HTA)
* Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
* Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
* Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
* Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
* Public Health Scotland
* Public Health Wales
* The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) (Northern Ireland)
* Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
* UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

## Housing

* Regulator of Social Housing
* Scottish Housing Regulator

## Law

* Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board
* Bar Standards Board
* CILEx Regulation
* Faculty of Advocates
* Law Society of Northern Ireland
* Law Society of Scotland
* Master of the Faculties
* Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
* Solicitors Regulation Authority
* Costs Lawyer Standards Board
* Council for Licensed Conveyancers

## Social care

* Care Quality Commission (CQC)
* Scottish Care Inspectorate
* Care Council for Wales (CCW)
* Social Work England
* Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC)
* Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)

## Transport

* Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
* Maritime and Coastguard Agency
* Office of Rail and Road (ORR)
* Rail Safety Authority (Northern Ireland)

## Utilities

* Drinking Water Inspectorate (England and Wales)
* Drinking Water Inspectorate (Northern Ireland)
* Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland
* Ofcom – the Office of Communications, independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries
* Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) – regulator for the UK nuclear industry
* Ofgem – the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, regulation of the electricity and gas industries in Great Britain
* Ofwat – the Water Services Regulation Authority, economic regulation of the water and wastewater industries in England and Wales
* The Utility Regulator – the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation, economic regulation of the electricity, gas, water and wastewater industries in Northern Ireland
* Water Industry Commission for Scotland – economic regulation of the water and wastewater industries in Scotland

## Others

* Accreditation Service
* Advertising Standards Authority
* British Board of Film Classification
* Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity
* Competition and Markets Authority
* Council for Registered Gas Installers
* Direct Marketing Authority
* Engineering Council – the regulatory body for the engineering profession
* Equality and Human Rights Commission
* Food Standards Agency
* Forensic Science Regulator
* Fundraising Regulator
* Gambling Commission
* Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
* HM Revenue and Customs
* IMPRESS
* Independent Press Standards Organisation
* Information Commissioner's Office
* North Sea Transition Authority
* Planning Inspectorate
* Independent Office for Police Conduct
* Security Industry Authority