CMA’s consumer powers: updated guidance

31 May 2016 12:42 PM

This consultation closes at 21 July 2016 12:00am.

Summary

A consultation on the CMA's updated draft guidance on its consumer powers.

Consultation document: draft guidance on the CMA's consumer powers

Draft guidance on the CMA's consumer powers

Consultation description

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is inviting views on its updated draft guidance on its consumer powers.

The guidance:

• sets out how the CMA uses its consumer powers to address market wide consumer problems
• explains how it enforces consumer protection law and its investigatory enforcement powers

The CMA is interested to hear views on the clarity and detail of the draft guidance and whether it is helpful to have a single set of guidance which consolidates previous guidance.

The draft guidance is intended to update and replace the following:

• The Office of Fair Trading’s enforcement of consumer protection legislation guidance (adopted by the CMA)
• Guidance on the CMA’s approach to use of its consumer powers: CMA7

Ways to respond

Email to: gordana.cumming@cma.gsi.gov.uk

Write to:
Gordana Cumming
Competition and Markets Authority 
Victoria House 
37 Southampton Row 
London WC1B 4AD