The government has launched a call for evidence as part of its review of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the UK’s independent aviation regulator.
It is open to all interested parties and will provide an opportunity for those who use the CAA or are affected by its work – including airlines, airports, pilots and passengers – to provide evidence to help the government review.
The call for evidence will close on January 22.
It will ask questions such as whether the CAA has the right powers to effectively regulate the aviation market, whether its charges are good value for money, and whether it is effectively structured.
The wider CAA review began in August this year and forms part of the Cabinet Office’s Public Bodies Review Programme, which aims to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of public bodies.
The review is led by an independent reviewer, Jeremy Newman – also a member of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority – and will run until spring 2023.
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