Suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the supply of waste management services
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the supply of waste management services under Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998.
Case timetable
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| June 2025 to March 2026 | Initial investigation: information gathering |
| June 2025 | Investigation opened |
Case information
On 24 June 2025, the CMA launched an investigation under Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998 (‘CA98’) into suspected anti-competitive conduct, in relation to the supply of waste management services.
The businesses currently under investigation are:
- Bagnall & Morris (Waste Services) Ltd
- Gaskells (North West) Limited
- Ash Waste Services Limited
The CMA has not reached a view as to whether there is sufficient evidence of an infringement of competition law for it to issue a statement of objections to any party or parties. Not all cases result in the CMA issuing a statement of objections and no assumption should be made at this stage that the CA98 has been infringed.
If the CMA ultimately proceeds to issuing a statement of objections, it will provide the addressee(s) of that statement of objections with an opportunity to make written and oral representations, before it makes a final decision on whether the law has been broken. Further detail on the CMA’s procedures in CA98 cases is available in our CMA8 guidance.
Personal data
The CMA may collect, use and share personal data for its investigations, including investigations under the CA98. This includes processing personal data for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.
For more information about how the CMA handles personal information, please see the CMA’s Personal Information Charter.
Contact
- Assistant Project Director: Rhiannon Davies (rhiannon.davies@cma.gov.uk)
- Project Director: Emma Lindsay (emma.lindsay@cma.gov.uk)
- Senior Responsible Officer: Lucília Falsarella Pereira (lucilia.falsarellapereira@cma.gov.uk)
Any media enquiries should be directed to a member of our Press Office.
Anyone with information about suspected anti-competitive activity is encouraged to contact the CMA.
Section 25B of CA98 imposes a duty on anyone who knows or suspects that the CMA is carrying out an investigation under CA98 to preserve relevant documents and information. Such a person must not falsify, conceal, destroy or otherwise dispose of a document which the person knows or suspects is or would be relevant to the investigation (or cause or permit this to be done). The CMA may fine the person if they fail to comply with this duty, without reasonable excuse.
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