Consultation outcome

Small Business Commissioner: process for handling complaints

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 13 October 2016
• Last updated: 24 February 2017 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Small Business Commissioner: policy for secondary legislation - government response and draft regulations

PDF, 609 KB, 31 pages

Detail of outcome

This document sets out the government response to the consultation on the policy underpinning the Small Business Commissioner’s complaints handling function. It includes draft regulations which are provided for comment.

Detail of feedback received

We received 23 responses to the consultation. These came from:

• business representative bodies
• professional bodies
• small businesses
• individuals

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Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on how the Small Business Commissioner will handle complaints.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 13 October 2016 to 11:45pm on 7 December 2016

Consultation description

We’re seeking views from businesses of all sizes on how the Small Business Commissioner will handle complaints.

This includes proposals on the following areas:

• small businesses that should be in scope of the commissioner’s services
• criteria for making complaints to the commissioner
• how the commissioner will consider, determine and make recommendations for complaints
• publishing reports and recommendations on complaints

Documents

Small Business Commissioner: policy for secondary legislation

Ref: BEIS/16/10

PDF, 656 KB, 45 pages

Published 13 October 2016
Last updated 24 February 2017 + show all updates

1. 24 February 2017

   Added government response.

2. 13 October 2016

   First published.