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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Consumer protection and rights for goods and services - returning faulty goods, consumer credit, credit and store cards, refunds.
The Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) was responsible for protecting consumer interests throughout the UK. Its responsibilities have been passed to a number of different organisations. View the closed OFT site in the UK Government Web Archive ....
How to carry out checks on your business and customers, and what records you must keep to prevent money laundering.
The CMA is investigating how products and services claiming to be 'eco-friendly' are being marketed, and whether consumers could be being misled.
Report on research looking at the response to midata, which gives consumers access to their personal data.
The guide, toolkit and further information for GB authorities with responsibility for consumer product safety.
These reports set out the Regulator of Social Housing’s approach to consumer regulation.
This paper sets out principles for when the CMA will use field and online experiments and describes best practice for conducting them.
Guidance about our processes for investigating competition and consumer issues in markets.
From today, regulations enforcing consumer protections against hacking and cyber-attacks will take effect, mandating that internet-connected smart devices meet minimum-security standards by law.
Proposed reforms to competition and consumer policy for strong free markets, vigorous competition and high consumer standards that drive growth and productivity.
Experience from a field experiment in Kenya.
A survey looking at the consumer experience over 2013 and 2014.
What is involved in regulatory judgements and gradings
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