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Civil Aviation Authority review

In 2022, the DfT commissioned an independent review to assess the CAA's governance, accountability, efficiency and efficacy.

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The聽Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)聽review was led by an independent lead reviewer, Jeremy Newman, who was supported by a challenge panel and a team of聽Department for Transport (DfT)听辞蹿蹿颈肠颈补濒蝉.

The review concluded that the聽CAA聽fulfils a critical role as the聽UK鈥檚 aviation safety regulator. It recommends protecting the聽CAA鈥檚 status as a public corporation.

The review identified areas where improvements should be made:

  • governance 鈥� CAA鈥檚 accountability to DfT, and how DfT聽exercises its role as the sponsoring department
  • accountability 鈥� CAA鈥檚 relationship with its stakeholders (including consumers and freight)
  • efficiency 鈥� improving CAA鈥檚 financial efficiency and service delivery
  • efficacy 鈥� the role of CAA鈥檚 Board, consumer powers, risk appetite for new and emerging technologies and economic regulation

DfT聽ministers and the聽CAA鈥檚 board endorsed the review鈥檚 24 recommendations in May 2023.

The review met with and consulted extensively with a wide range of stakeholders. Its conclusions were also informed by the 444 responses to its call for evidence from organisations and individuals regulated by or impacted by the聽CAA. The review also interviewed officials from both DfT听补苍诲听迟丑别 CAA.

Read the聽Call for evidence report.

The review was part of the Cabinet Office鈥檚聽Public Body review programme.

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Published 14 December 2022
Last updated 17 July 2023 show all updates
  1. Civil Aviation Authority review published.

  2. First published.

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