Correspondence

Letter from the Secretary of State for Education to the CEO of the Competition and Markets Authority

A letter from Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education, to Sarah Cardell, CEO of the CMA.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 26 May 2026

Applies to England

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Letter from the Secretary of State for Education to the CEO of CMA

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The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education, wrote to Sarah Cardell, the chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on 26 May 2026, requesting that the CMA conduct an independent review of the English early years childcare market.

Read the response to the Secretary of State’s letter from the CEO of CMA.

Published 26 May 2026