When Regulation Fails
Lives Are Lost
We Are Here to Change That
We are the UK's first independent organisation providing support and systemic accountability for professional regulation across sectors.
If you are facing an investigation…
You are not alone
Every Year, Professionals Die by Suicide During Regulatory Investigations
• Year-long delays (average 18+ months)
• Financial devastation (lost income + £10k-£50k legal costs)
• Racial discrimination (Black professionals 4x more likely to be referred)
• Whistleblower retaliation (regulatory referral silences safety concerns)
• Mental health crisis (isolation, anxiety, suicide risk)
Many are later found to have no case to answer.
The system is broken:
This must stop…
And it can
THE VISION
Three Ways We Plan On Saving Lives & Demanding Justice
🆘 SUPPORT
Emotional support for anyone under investigation
• Suicide prevention
• Financial navigation
• Monthly peer support groups
• Emotional support
• Whistleblower specialisation
Free. Confidential.
No membership required.
📊 RESEARCH & EVIDENCE
Monitoring ALL regulators across sectors
• Tracking delays & discrimination
• Publishing data regulators don't want public
• Annual "State of Regulatory Justice" reports
• Documenting investigation-related suicides
• Building evidence for reform
Independent.
Transparent.
⚖️ ADVOCACY & CHANGE
Demanding fair, effective regulation
• Parliamentary engagement
• Evidence-based campaigns
• Holding regulators accountable
• Public awareness & education
• Systemic reform
Fearless.
Evidence-driven.
💬 MONTHLY PEER SUPPORT
The last Wednesday of every month - 19:00-20:00 pm GMT
A Safe space with people who understand
Share experiences
Get support
No judgment
📅 Next session: 04/02/2026 at 8pm
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW
📧 CONTACT US
Not in immediate crisis, but need support?
Email: regulatory.justice.foundation@gmail.com
(Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm)
We aim to respond within 24 hours.
THE BOARD
Built by Someone Who's Living It
I'm Ishbel Straker.
I'm a Psychiatric Nurse Prescriber, I was a Clinical Lecturer, expert Witness, TV mental health expert, and I run a CQC-registered clinical service treating over 2000 patients.
I'm also currently under NMC investigation.
I know what this costs:
• The sleepless nights
• The mounting debt
• The isolation
• The feeling the system is designed to break you
I'm one of the lucky ones. I have resources, support, and clinical training.
But many don't. And some don't survive.
That's why I built this…
The Regulatory Justice Foundation exists because:
→ Professionals are dying by suicide during investigations
→ Many are later found to have no case to answer
→ Financial devastation is preventable
→ Racial discrimination is documented but unchanged
→ Whistleblowers face retaliation instead of protection
→ No one is independently monitoring all regulators
→ The gaps are costing lives
I'm building the organisation I needed when my investigation started.
This is personal. This is urgent. This is justice.
Ishbel Straker
Founder & CEO
CARMEL CLANCY
Dr Carmel Clancy is Director of the ICUDDR Centre for Credentialing & Accreditation and Dean Emeritus of the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education at Middlesex University, London.
A registered mental health and adult nurse with over 30 years’ experience in higher education, she has led curriculum development in addiction, including creating Europe’s first Master’s in co-morbidity (dual diagnosis), and founded My Care Academy, a knowledge-building partnership between Middlesex University and London mental health trusts.
Carmel is a former President of the International Nurses Society on Addiction and has held significant national advisory roles, including membership of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and Chair of the Research Advisory Panel for the Universities UK Taskforce on Student Drug Use.
She has written extensively on addiction, harm reduction and the role of nurses in treatment and recovery pathways, and continues to provide training to addiction professionals worldwide.
"Do You Protect Bad Practitioners?"
Answer:
No. We prevent deaths, not accountability.
Our position is simple:
✓ Crisis support is universal—we can't know if someone is "bad" until the investigation concludes
✓ Many who die by suicide are later found to have no case to answer
✓ Fair processes protect the public BETTER than unfair ones
✓ Justice and safety are inseparable
We support strong, effective regulation. That's exactly why we demand it's done justly.
When investigations drag on for years, when Black professionals are disproportionately sanctioned, when whistleblowers face retaliation, when people die by suicide before cases conclude - that doesn't serve public safety. It undermines confidence in regulation.
MISSION STATEMENT
To save lives and ensure regulatory processes across all professions are just, transparent, and restorative, providingpsychological support whilst holding systems accountable for fairness.
🆘 Life-Saving First
Preventing suicide is our primary moral imperative
💰 Financial Security = Safety
Preventing financial crisis prevents suicide
🔓 Full Independence
No regulator funding
We speak truth to power
📊 Transparency
We publish outcomes data
⚖️ Justice Serves Safety
Fair processes protect the public better than unfair ones
🔍 Systemic Accountability
Regulators must be accountable to standards of justice
🌍 Universality
We support ALL regulated Health professionals
🆘 Life-Saving First
Preventing suicide is our primary moral imperative
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