Draft new guidance for the markets regime in the Enterprise Act 2002

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The Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) purpose is to help people, businesses and the UK economy by protecting competition and tackling unfair behaviour.

About this consultation

The markets regime set out in the Enterprise Act 2002 contains the functions and powers that the CMA has to undertake market reviews, market studies and, market investigations.

The CMA uses these to monitor and investigate markets within the United Kingdom that may not be working well for consumers and to address any competition and consumer protection issues it finds.

The CMA produces guidance on the way it exercises its functions in the markets regime.

We are consulting on the draft new guidance covering:

  • the processes we will follow
  • the way we will assess markets
  • the remedies we may apply where we identify problems
  • the way we will monitor, review and update those remedies

We propose to update and replace existing guidance, including to take account of amendments to the markets regime made in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.

We want to hear from you

The CMA would like to hear from all interested parties in response to the consultation.

The draft guidance is likely to be of particular interest to businesses and their advisers, legal and economic professionals, and consumers and consumer representatives, as well as regulators and other enforcement bodies.

Responding to our consultation

Send your responses, including any supporting evidence or examples where possible, by email to markets.guidance@cma.gov.uk.

If your response contains any information that you regard as sensitive and that you would not wish to be published, please provide a non-confidential version for publication on our website which omits that material and which explains why you regard it as sensitive at the same time.

Your personal data

Any personal data you provide to us through CMA Connect (such as your name and contact details) will be handled in accordance with our obligations under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Our personal information charter set out the standards you can expect from us when we collect, use or share personal data and provides details of your rights in relation to that personal data and how to contact us.

The Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) purpose is to help people, businesses and the UK economy by protecting competition and tackling unfair behaviour.

About this consultation

The markets regime set out in the Enterprise Act 2002 contains the functions and powers that the CMA has to undertake market reviews, market studies and, market investigations.

The CMA uses these to monitor and investigate markets within the United Kingdom that may not be working well for consumers and to address any competition and consumer protection issues it finds.

The CMA produces guidance on the way it exercises its functions in the markets regime.

We are consulting on the draft new guidance covering:

  • the processes we will follow
  • the way we will assess markets
  • the remedies we may apply where we identify problems
  • the way we will monitor, review and update those remedies

We propose to update and replace existing guidance, including to take account of amendments to the markets regime made in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.

We want to hear from you

The CMA would like to hear from all interested parties in response to the consultation.

The draft guidance is likely to be of particular interest to businesses and their advisers, legal and economic professionals, and consumers and consumer representatives, as well as regulators and other enforcement bodies.

Responding to our consultation

Send your responses, including any supporting evidence or examples where possible, by email to markets.guidance@cma.gov.uk.

If your response contains any information that you regard as sensitive and that you would not wish to be published, please provide a non-confidential version for publication on our website which omits that material and which explains why you regard it as sensitive at the same time.

Your personal data

Any personal data you provide to us through CMA Connect (such as your name and contact details) will be handled in accordance with our obligations under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Our personal information charter set out the standards you can expect from us when we collect, use or share personal data and provides details of your rights in relation to that personal data and how to contact us.

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