The rise and fall of a regulator: adventure sports in the United Kingdom
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Ball-King, L., Watt, J. and Ball, D. 2013. The rise and fall of a regulator: adventure sports in the United Kingdom. Risk Analysis. 33 (1), pp. 15-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01850.x
Type | Article |
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Title | The rise and fall of a regulator: adventure sports in the United Kingdom |
Authors | Ball-King, L., Watt, J. and Ball, D. |
Abstract | Following a tragic accident in 1993 involving the deaths of teenagers while kayaking a new regulatory regime was imposed upon some adventure sports providers in the United Kingdom. In particular, a new regulatory body, the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA), was established to oversee the sector. Yet in 2010, a government-sponsored review recommended that AALA be abolished and this recommendation has been quickly accepted |
Keywords | Adventure sports; benefits; law; regulation; risks |
Research Group | Centre for Decision Analysis and Risk Management (DARM) |
Publisher | WileyBlackwell |
Journal | Risk Analysis |
ISSN | 1301-1453 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 11 Mar 2013 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01850.x |
Language | English |
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