Learning lessons: The need for effective evaluation of regulatory change

It perhaps seems self-evident that when considering regulatory change we should review both contemporary and historical models of working. The difficulty in doing so is that, too often, the impact of change in regulatory regimes are not fully or purposively evaluated; there are few pilots or experiments and arguably evidence of impact sometimes relies on metrics not fit for purpose. This is certainly the case with gambling regulation. In Great Britain, for example, the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005 represented a wholesale change in the way gambling was positioned within British society and the way it was provided and regulated (Light, 2007; Orford, 2010).
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Response Source Type: research