Evaluating the Contribution of Regulation in the 'Post-Hampton' World

Tom Ling

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2009Published in: Better Local Regulation - New Approaches to Securing Compliance / Edited by Jane Martin (Birmingham, UK: Local Better Regulation Office, 2009), p. 46-50

Discusses a study conducted for the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) that evaluated the contribution of local authority regulatory services. The study highlighted two areas of wider interest: 1) the importance of practitioners and professionals acknowledging that they are engaged in a process of continuous change management; and 2) how the process of evaluation, in itself, supports learning and greater accountability, not least because of a participant approach.

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  • Copyright: Local Better Regulation Office
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2009
  • Pages: 5
  • Document Number: EP-200900-08

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