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  • The Environment Agency reports each year on groundwater levels in the chalk aquifer beneath London.

  • Additional analysis by the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) Microeconomics Unit of the 2024 consumer detriment survey.

  • Study of the problems consumers faced with purchases, their impacts on consumers and how successfully they were resolved.

  • The Competition and Markets Authority's review of loyalty pricing in the groceries sector.

  • Research on online defaults carried out in 2 phases, a prevalence study and an online choice experiment, including a post-experiment survey.

  • Analysis of consumer card spending trends covering the time-of-day UK cardholders are spending money.

  • A findings report on the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) review of price marking practices by different types of grocery retailers.

  • The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has released its AI strategic update, which sets out how it is ensuring consumers, businesses and the wider economy reap the benefits of developments in AI, while harms are mitigat…

  • Findings from the quarterly BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker (PAT).

  • Findings from the quarterly DESNZ Public Attitudes Tracker (PAT).

  • A report following the CMA's review into AI Foundation Models, and their impact on competition and consumer protection.

  • This research investigates the prevalence of online drip pricing across selected sectors and assesses the detriment it may cause to UK consumers.

  • Research to understand the number and type of subscriptions held by adults, and the subscriptions offered by businesses in the UK.

  • This research investigates the prevalence of fake reviews on UK e-commerce platforms and assesses the impact and subsequent harm they can have on UK consumers.

  • Findings from the quarterly BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker (PAT).

  • This research was commissioned to help build and strengthen the DCMS Digital Regulation Policy team’s evidence base regarding digital consumer issues.

  • The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) assesses its regulatory impact on businesses.

  • Findings from the quarterly BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker (PAT)

  • Findings from the quarterly BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker (PAT).

  • Findings from the quarterly BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker (PAT). Revised May 2022.