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The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum

Information about the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF), established to ensure greater cooperation on online regulatory matters.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority, Information Commissioner's Office, Ofcom and Financial Conduct Authority
• Published: 10 March 2021
• Last updated: 28 March 2023 — See all updates

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Office of Communications (Ofcom) formed the DRCF in July 2020. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) joined the DRCF as a full member in April 2021 (having previously been an observer member). Building on the strong working relationships between these organisations, the DRCF was established to ensure a greater level of cooperation, given the unique challenges posed by regulation of online platforms.

Find research about digital markets and regulation carried out by public authorities, curated by the DRCF

News and updates

• Kate Jones appointed new head of Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum
  • 4 April 2023
  • Press release
• UK’s digital watchdogs take a closer look at algorithms as plans set out for year ahead
  • 28 April 2022
  • Press release
• A joined-up approach to digital regulation
  • 10 March 2021
  • Press release

Documents

• Transparency in the procurement of algorithmic systems: Findings from our workshops
  • 28 March 2023
  • Transparency data
• Insight Paper on Web3
  • 3 February 2023
  • Policy paper
• Online safety and data protection: a joint statement by Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office
  • 5 December 2022
  • Policy paper
• Families’ attitudes towards age assurance: research commissioned by the ICO and Ofcom
  • 11 October 2022
  • Research and analysis
• DRCF: Terms of reference
  • 5 September 2022
  • Policy paper
• DRCF Roundtable on End to End Encryption Hosted by the FCA, the ICO and Ofcom: Summary Report
  • 28 July 2022
  • Corporate report
• CMA-Ofcom joint statement on online safety and competition
  • 14 July 2022
  • Policy paper
• Letter from the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum to the DCMS Secretary of State
  • 29 April 2022
  • Correspondence
• Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum workplan 2022 to 2023
  • 28 April 2022
  • Policy paper
• Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum annual report 2021 to 2022
  • 28 April 2022
  • Policy paper
• Findings from the DRCF Algorithmic Processing workstream - Spring 2022
  • 23 September 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Joining up on future technologies: Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum technology horizon scanning programme
  • 29 November 2021
  • Policy paper
• CMA-ICO joint statement on competition and data protection law
  • 19 May 2021
  • Policy paper
• Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum: embedding coherence and cooperation in the fabric of digital regulators
  • 4 May 2021
  • Policy paper
• Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum workplan 2021/22
  • 10 March 2021
  • Policy paper
• Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum launch document
  • 1 July 2020
  • Policy paper

Find digital markets research

• Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum digital markets research
  • 28 April 2025

Published 10 March 2021

Last updated 28 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 28 March 2023

   Transparency in the procurement of algorithmic systems: Findings from our workshops paper published.

2. 10 March 2021

   First published.