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Transparency and disclosure: updating our general guidance

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ishas consultingpublished its response to the consultation and the updated CMA6 guidance which will take effect from 23 July 2026.

The updated guidance:

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

The CMA has also withdrawn its guidance on disclosure of information in CMA work (CC7).

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Original consultation

Summary

The CMA consulted on updates to its general guidance on transparency and disclosure.

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Consultation description

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

The updates to CMA6 are intended to both:

  • consolidate and streamline the CMA’s 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 are seeking views of interested parties on the proposal to withdraw CC7 and our updates to CMA6.

You can find more information about the specific updates we are proposing in the consultation document.

Documents

Consultation document

Draft updated CMA6 guidance (tracked changes)

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Published 24 April 2026
Last updated 23 July 2026 Show all updates
  1. Detail of outcome and consultation response published.

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