BEIS and CMA step up consumer protection agenda
Last week the Government has announced an “arsenal” of planned reforms to boost competition and enhance consumer rights. The proposals, which are set out in the consultation paper Reforming Competition and Consumer Policy, cover three areas: competition policy; consumer rights; and consumer law enforcement. The ambitious reforms “seize the opportunity of the UK being able to chart its own way” post-Brexit and deliver on the ambitions set out in both the 2018 Consumer Green Paper and the more recent Penrose report on competition policy.