Consultation outcome

Draft strategic steer to the Competition and Markets Authority

From:: Department for Business and Trade
Published: 13 February 2025
Last updated: 15 May 2025 — See all updates

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Consultation outcome: draft strategic steer to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

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Detail of outcome

This consultation centred on drafting a new growth-focused strategic steer to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Each Parliament, the government publishes a strategic steer to the CMA.

The consultation received 41 responses from a range of interested parties including businesses, trade associations, charities and academics.

Respondents were broadly supportive of the steer, but certain themes emerged and the government’s response to these themes is summarised in ‘Consultation outcome: draft strategic steer to the Competition and Markets Authority’.

The government has now published the strategic steer to the Competition and Markets Authority.

Original consultation

Summary

This steer sets out government priorities for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 13 February 2025 to 9:30am on 6 March 2025

Consultation description

Each Parliament, the government publishes a strategic steer to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). This draft strategic steer sets out the government’s priorities for the CMA.

This consultation welcomes comments from interested parties on the content of the steer. You can send us your views by completing the survey or emailing a response to strategicsteer@businessandtrade.gov.uk.

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