Unfair commercial practices guidance
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- 11 December 2024
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Summary of responses
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Detail of outcome
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now published its unfair commercial practices guidance.
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Aberdeenshire Trading Standards
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Better Business Cornwall Initiative
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British Retail Consortium
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BT Group
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Classic Cottages
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Community Leisure UK
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Cornish Holiday Cottages
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Dispute Resolution Ombudsman
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Federation of Small Businesses
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Forever Cornwall Limited
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Freshfields LLP
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Grove Cottages
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Herdwick Cottages
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Hideaways Holidays Group Limited
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Higher Wiscombe
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Hostsmart
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Hyperoptic
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Internet Services Providers' Association
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Isle of Wight Hideaways
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John Lewis plc
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Kate & Tom's Limited 1
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Linklaters LLP
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Mobile UK
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Motion Picture Association
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Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents
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National Trading Standards Scams Team
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Online Travel Coalition UK
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Orion Holidays Ltd
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Pack Holidays
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Premier Cottages
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Propertymark
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Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
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Scilly Holiday Homes
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Scottish Tourism Alliance
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Sky
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Skyscanner
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SMMT
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Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers
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South West Tourism Alliance
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The Property Lawyers Alliance
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The Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS)
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Three UK
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Toad Hall Cottages
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Tourism Alliance
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Travel Chapter
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Tripadvisor
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Trustpilot
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UK Cinema Association
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Wellies & Windbreaks
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Which
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Detail of feedback received
We received 95 responses to consultation.
Original consultation
Summary
The CMA is consulting on draft guidance on the protection from unfair trading provisions in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act 2024.
This consultation iswas being held on another website.
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Consultation description
The unfair commercial practices (UCP) provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the DMCC Act prohibit unfair commercial practices, replacing and updating the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
We have provided an update about this consultation and next steps in the CMA’s new consumer enforcement regime. We will publish a streamlined and simplified version of the draft before 6 April 2025 and run a further consultation on some aspects of the guidance on drip pricing in the summer.
The CMA has produced draft guidance on the UCP provisions which updates and, once finalised, will replace its current guidance.
The draft guidance illustrates how the UCP provisions may apply in practice and is intended to help traders to comply with them.
Documents
Consultation document
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Draft guidance
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Consultation description
The unfair commercial practices (UCP) provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the DMCC Act prohibit unfair commercial practices, replacing and updating the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
We have provided an update about this consultation and next steps in the CMA’s new consumer enforcement regime. We will publish a streamlined and simplified version of the draft before 6 April 2025 and run a further consultation on some aspects of the guidance on drip pricing in the summer.
The CMA has produced draft guidance on the UCP provisions which updates and, once finalised, will replace its current guidance.
The draft guidance illustrates how the UCP provisions may apply in practice and is intended to help traders to comply with them.
Documents
Consultation document
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Draft guidance
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