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Friday 22nd October 2021
Music lovers, sports fans and theatre goers using secondary ticket sites will have access to better information to help them know what they are buying, following action by the CMA.
Office of Fair Trading (OFT) closed consumer enforcement case.
New polling shows almost half the country tuned in, turned up or followed the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games online
The government has published an independent report into the consumer protection measures concerning online secondary ticketing facilities.
Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, John Whittingdale, addresses delegates at the Telegraph's Business of Sport conference.
Sports Minister Tracey Crouch speaks about the power of sport to change lives and the need for good governance in the sector
New rules coming into force today will demand more information from sellers on secondary ticket websites to better protect fans from rip-off prices.
The Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill contains a number of essential, temporary measures which all have precedence in previous legislation for major sporting events.
New legislation coming into force today bans ticket touts from using automated software to buy more tickets for events than they are allowed
New rules will require sellers and platforms to provide more information around resold event tickets, protecting consumers from rip off prices
This document contains the following information: Government response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee second report of session 2007 to 2008
First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government
The CMA has today announced that it will take enforcement action against secondary ticketing websites suspected of breaking consumer protection law.
The CMA has today launched an enforcement investigation into suspected breaches of consumer protection law in the online secondary tickets market.
Following CMA enforcement action, 3 major secondary ticketing websites have pledged a number of changes to the way information is provided to customers.
The CMA’s response to the BIS and DCMS call for evidence on the review of consumer protection measures applying to ticket resale.
UK Sport invest £1 million of public money to help Glasgow stage World Championships - forecast to deliver £5 million for the local economy
FCO launches ‘Stay Ahead of the Games’ travel campaign for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil
OFT closed case: Completed acquisituion by Welsh Rugby Union of Ever 2033 Ltd.
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