We asked the Department how lessons from the regulatory response to the pandemic, including effective cooperation between regulators, could be embedded in the regulatory system. It told us that encouraging dialogue between regulators and with ministers was important, and highlighted its role in convening regulatory forums such as a regulators’ innovation network.7 Ofcom also told us that practical steps, including ensuring regulators are able to share data and have a more explicit duty to consider each other’s objectives where appropriate, can help facilitate greater cooperation.8 Facilitating innovation