A Bill to provide for controls on the powers of certain regulatory authorities to impose charges for their services; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would place restrictions on regulatory authorities in England (defined as "any authority or body which regulates the carrying on of any business or activity, or the practice of any profession") 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. 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.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
1 May 2012
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The Bill would cap the charges that regulatory authorities in England can levy for their services, limiting fee increases to the rate of CPI inflation over a set period. It also requires parliamentary approval before introducing new charges for services that were previously free.
The Bill is at the second reading stage in the House of Commons. The provided information only records the 1st reading in 2010 and the 2nd reading in 2011, with no further stages listed.
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This Bill has been negatived on division and will not progress any further.
The Bill had its first reading on 5 July 2010 through the Presentation Bill procedure. The second reading was on 13 May 2011 but was negatived.
If you require any further information about the Bill then please contact the sponsoring Member Mr Christopher Chope.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
