Mergers charter: one year on
Mergers charter: one year on
A year on from the launch of the CMA’s mergers charter, we’re sharing what’s working well and what would help it to work even better.
Let’s keep talking about mental health!
...the great satisfaction of seeing the positive impact my disclosure has had on others, it has enriched my relationship with my work colleagues by opening up the possibility for more...
Buon Natale and Happy New Year
...choosing a care home. It's also often difficult for them to complain effectively if they experience problems when living in a home. We also found concerns that some homes might...
Worried about bid rigging in the public sector? Help is at hand
We’ve developed a free software tool that can help you screen tender data for those tell-tale signs that a bid might not be all it seems.
The state of care in the UK
Douglas Cooper talks about the problems we’ve found in the care homes market and what we think should be done.
Buying secondary tickets – ensuring that you are protected
The CMA will be taking enforcement action to ensure that fans who use secondary ticket sites are told about resale restrictions which could lead to them being refused entry. But event organisers have a role to play too – and we want to hear your views on what that should involve.
Promoting competition bulletin: December 2017
...week, we published the final report in our market study into care homes for the elderly. These homes provide a vital service to some of the most vulnerable people in...
Securing the potential benefits of local authority trading companies
...the local authority. The CMA did look at these, and related, issues in local authority waste collection, but found no evidence that authorities whose collection services are delivered in-house pay...
Complying with competition law: one of your good habits?
...by agreeing to fix a minimum commission rate, the agents were in fact cheating local homeowners by denying them the chance of shopping around to get a better deal. As...
Banking overhaul takes the next step
Are you a small business owner unsure how to compare banks and shop around for a cheaper loan or a better business bank account? Or a personal current account user...
Promoting competition bulletin: July 2017
It’s been an eventful period since our last Promoting Competition bulletin, and there’s a lot to update you on.