Policy paper: A new approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth

An Action Plan setting out the government's approach to regulation and regulators

Published 17 March 2025

Last updated 21 October 2025 — See all updates

Regulation Action Plan - Progress Update and Next Steps

Technical Annex – 25% Target Methodology (Annex A)

Update Against the Regulation Action Plan's 'Key Regulator Pledges' (Annex B)

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This Action Plan sets out the next steps to our approach on regulation and regulators. It includes a range of pledges from regulators to support this effort. It will enable a regulatory system that supports innovation and economic growth while ensuring accountability for the quality of regulations introduced, as well as the way in which independent regulators implement and enforce them.