Regulatory Authorities (Level of Charges) Bill

Long title

A Bill to provide for controls on the powers of certain regulatory authorities to impose charges for their services; and for connected purposes.

Summary

<p>The Bill would place restrictions on regulatory authorities in England (defined as &quot;any authority or body which regulates the carrying on of any business or activity, or the practice of any profession&quot;) so that they could not increase fees by more than the rate of inflation (measured by the Consumer Prices Index) over a specified period of time. </p><p>In addition, if such authorities wished to introduce a charge for a service that had previously not been charged for, they would have to seek parliamentary approval for this.</p>

Progress through Parliament

1. 1st reading· Commons

   5 July 2010 – 5 July 2010

2. 2nd reading· Commons

   13 May 2011 – 13 May 2011