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  • Furniture fire safety regulations: proposed amendments

    Proposed changes to the UK's furniture flammability laws to improve safety, make UK furniture greener and bring savings to industry.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Thames Tideway Tunnel: strategic and economic case, costs and benefits, 2015 update

    Updated documents giving an overview of the proposed Thames Tideway Tunnel project and why it is needed.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Pricing practices in the groceries market

    The government response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s report on the super-complaint by Which?.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Consumer protection: copycat packaging - call for evidence

    Review considering the case for allowing businesses to take civil action against copycat packaging.

    • From: Intellectual Property Office and 1 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consumer Rights Act 2015

    Describes what the Consumer Rights Act 2015 aims to achieve and when it came into effect.

    • From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Unfair contract terms: draft guidance on consumer protection law

    A consultation on draft guidance on the new unfair contract terms provisions in the Consumer Rights Bill.

    • From: Competition and Markets Authority
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  • Planning application process: statutory consultee arrangements

    Consultation on measures aimed at ensuring more effective provision of advice to local planning authorities in relation to surface water drainage management.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Alternative dispute resolution for consumers

    Explains government policy and actions to encourage consumer dispute resolution without going to court, including details of the regulations.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Consumer rights and protection network

    About the network of UK organisations providing advice and help to consumers and businesses, and enforcing consumer law.

    • From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
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  • 2010 to 2015 government policy: consumer credit market

    The government wants to make sure that lenders treat borrowers fairly.

    • From: HM Treasury
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2010 to 2015 government policy: water and sewerage services

    How the government is maintaining high standards of water and sewerage services.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2010 to 2015 government policy: consumer protection

    How the government is changing some laws to help consumers.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2010 to 2015 government policy: making it easier to trade

    How the government is updating some of the older laws covering estate agents and street traders.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Economic regulators: encouraging closer co-operation

    We are seeking views on how we can help support closer working between UK economic regulators.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Smarter data: simplifying information requests: phase 2

    Our plans to simplify farming and animal health information requests from Defra and its agencies.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Street trading and pedlary laws: draft regulations

    Seeks views on draft regulations, repealing the Pedlars Acts (UK wide) and changing street trading law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pub companies and tenants: Pubs Code and adjudicator

    Costs and benefits of legislation on pub companies and tenants proposed in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pub companies and tenants consultation

    Seeks views on government proposals to establish a Statutory Code and an independent Adjudicator for the pubs sector.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British credit unions at 50: call for evidence

    A call for evidence seeking views from credit unions, the private sector and wider society on what the credit union sector should look like in the future.

    • From: HM Treasury
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Claims Management Regulation: proposals for amendments to the complaints handling rules

    The Claims Management Regulator (CMR) is consulting on proposals to make technical changes to the CMR Complaints Handling Rules 2006.

    • From: Ministry of Justice
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government