Today the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its draft Annual Plan 2022 to 2023 for consultation. It sets our proposed overall direction and main themes for the coming year. We look forward to receiving your views. Setting our …
The Department for Education (DfE) has published statutory guidance to schools on school uniform policy. My son’s school newsletter recently delivered the shock news that school photographs would be the following week. As proud parents we were looking forward to …
We've set out measures to ensure a national network of electric vehicle chargepoints is in place ahead of the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Read this blog to find out more about our concerns about the EV charging sector.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today published its Annual Report for 2020 to 2021, which explains how it saved consumers at least £2 billion. The report demonstrates the considerable amount that the CMA has achieved this year, delivering …
There are many benefits to switching your current account to another bank or building society. Peter Hill explains why switching can be a great idea, and the work we’ve done to make the process easier and simpler for you.
We've found that businesses need guidance to help them understand the best ways to communicate their 'green claims' to customers. That's why we want your views on our draft guidance which sets out 6 principles we think businesses should follow when making environmental claims.
The CMA has completed an in-depth market investigation into the funerals sector after concerns were raised that funeral directors were not treating customers fairly. To address these concerns and help consumers during what is often a difficult time, we've issued a legal Order to funeral directors and crematorium operators.
We're launching a new round of secondment opportunities for competition lawyers, to start on 1 February 2021. The deadline for applications is Monday 30 November 2020.
The CMA has been awarded a Silver rating by the mental health charity Mind in its 2020/21 Workplace Wellbeing Index! In this blog, Adam land discusses the work we've been doing to support the wellbeing and mental health of staff at the CMA and what it means to be awarded a Silver rating in Mind’s Index.
We’re now consulting on proposals for how the Office for the Internal Market (OIM) will work. Read Rachel's blog to find out more about this significant milestone in the work we're doing to create the OIM as a new function within the CMA.