Transparency and disclosure: updating our general guidance

Overview

This consultation is closed. It was open from 24 April to 22 May 2026.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published updated guidance on the CMA’s policy and approach to transparency and information disclosure (CMA6) and has withdrawn guidance on disclosure of information in CMA work (CC7). 

About this consultation

The CMA proposed to update its general guidance on transparency and disclosure by both:

• withdrawing its guidance on disclosure of information in CMA work (CC7)
• updating Transparency and disclosure: statement of the CMA’s policy and approach (CMA6)

The updates to CMA6 are intended to both:

• consolidate and streamline our general guidance on transparency and disclosure in a single document, following the withdrawal of CC7
• ensure accuracy, improve readability and reflect current CMA practice, including our 4Ps approach (pace, predictability, proportionality and process)

We sought views from interested parties on the proposal to withdraw CC7 and our updates to CMA6.