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Summary of consumer rights for undergraduate students who are choosing or taking higher education courses.
Informs stakeholders – businesses and their advisers, consumer groups, and other interested parties on how the CMA conducts market studies.
The Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016 set standards for bodies involved in the collective licensing of copyright works in the United Kingdom.
Guidance for policy officials on how to make a legislative reform order.
Supports the regulation of age restricted sales.
A practical guide to managing intellectual property and confidentiality for UK public sector teams.
Good practice in the design and presentation of customer survey evidence in merger cases.
How to order ACS-related items such as lapel pins and wall plaques.
Environment Agency regulatory position on notification as a materials facility, when receiving less than 75 tonnes of waste material per supplier.
Commentary on some of the most frequently asked questions from retailers and their advisers in retail mergers.
This is the RPC's case histories section on rationale for intervention, January 2021.
This is the RPC's case histories section on the Small and Micro Business Assessment (SaMBA), updated September 2025
This note sets out the factors that the RPC will look for in impact assessments where the precautionary principle is cited as a key rationale for intervention.
Guidance for businesses we regulate.
Guidance to water and sewerage undertakers and the Water Services Regulation Authority under Section 44 of the Flood and Water Management Act.
Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.
Information about the entitlements the government provides to coal miners that worked for British Coal, and their widows.
How OPSS contributes to international legal metrology and who to contact.
Resources for local regulators.
The Environment Agency’s role in the development and regulation of a geological disposal facility for radioactive waste.
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