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<Text>A category 2 regulator must exercise its regulatory functions—</Text>
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<Text>independently of its other functions or activities (if any),</Text>
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<Text>properly in all respects (in particular, with a view to achieving public confidence).</Text>
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<Text>The internal governance arrangements of a category 2 regulator must incorporate such provision as is necessary with a view to ensuring that the regulator—</Text>
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<Text>always exercises its regulatory functions in accordance with <InternalLink Ref="section-14-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/8/section/14/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/8/section/14/1/enacted">subsection (1)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Text>allocates sufficient resources (financial and otherwise) to the exercise of its regulatory functions,</Text>
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<Text>regularly reviews how effectively it is exercising its regulatory functions (in particular, by reviewing the effectiveness of its regulatory scheme).</Text>
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