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  • Review of the house building sector examining regulatory burdens and determining where legislation can be simplified or improved.

  • Research report looking at the impact of exempting small companies from statutory audit.

  • Review of the childcare sector examining regulatory burdens and determining where legislation can be simplified or improved.

  • Findings from research into how businesses use terms and conditions and the potential for unfair terms in consumer contracts.

  • Report on a survey of businesses’ views on the extent of the burden of regulation.

  • An independently reviewed evaluation of the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) consumer enforcement action in the health and fitness sector.

  • The aim of this report was to understand both the structure and importance of UK plant breeding, as well as current innovation activity.

  • This is the Law Commission report on Bills of Sale

  • This report presents the results from surveying IP engaged businesses and compares the findings with those from the main IP awareness survey.

  • In October 2015 EDF Energy hosted an independent team of industry experts led by the IAEA to conduct a review of operational safety at Sizewell B nuclear power station

  • This is the Law Commission report on consumer prepayments on retailer insolvency.

  • Learning, best practice and recommendations.

  • Sixth tracking study into the extent of online copyright infringement, digital behaviours and attitudes among people aged 12+ in the UK.

  • Research looking at users experience of buying and selling tickets through online secondary ticketing facilities.

  • Independent review by Professor Michael Waterson of consumer protection measures in the online ticket resale market.

  • An independent piece of research on ‘trigger points’ for switching suppliers in regulated markets whether in banking, energy or telecoms.

  • Findings and recommendations following a review of the use of the CMA’s merger notice and initial enforcement orders.

  • An independent review of the UK's system for the recall of unsafe products.

  • An overview of the evidence.

  • Call for views on draft EU legislation ensuring that consumers can access digital subscriptions when travelling in other EU countries.