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

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 – independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries
 * Phone-paid Services Authority – regulator for phone-paid services in the UK, part of Ofcom, replaces ICSTIS, PhonepayPlus
 * Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
 * Ofgem – the Office of the 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 – 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