Progress

Current status
adopted
24 May 2024 adopted
23 May 2024 adopted
25 Apr 2023 under deliberation
17 Nov 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Consumer protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
legislature
Government Body
central government
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

24 May 2024
adopted

Signed Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill including consumer protection authority governance

On 24 May 2024, the Merger Control and Antitrust Rules in Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill received Royal Assent. The Bill gives new powers to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and its Digital Markets Unit to promote and add…

Source
Event type law
Action type signing
Government branch executive
Government body central government
23 May 2024
adopted

Adopted Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill including consumer protection authority governance

On 23 May 2024, the Merger Control and Antitrust Rules in Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill was adopted by the United Kingdom Parliament. The Bill gives new powers to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and its Digital Markets …

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
25 Apr 2023
under deliberation

Introduced Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill including consumer protection authority governance

On 25 April 2023, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill was introduced in the UK House of Commons. The Bill would give new powers to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and its Digital Markets Unit to promote and address anti-c…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch executive
Government body central government
17 Nov 2022
under deliberation

Announced Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill

On 17 November 2022, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer announced, as part of the Autumn Statement presented to the Parliament, that the government will bring forward the “Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill” in the third Parliamentary se…

Source
Event type law
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body central government