Coverage Check — CMA Enforcement Policy and Guidance
Audit of public-source material that may be missing from this policy thread.
Likely missing — should be added
5 itemsThe thread includes the consultation on CMA200 but not the final published guidance, which is a key enforcement policy outcome directly relevant to this thread.
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What it adds: Adds the final CMA200 guidance publication (April 2025) as a consultation outcome event, distinct from the consultation entry already on the thread.
"This guidance sets out how the CMA expects to use its direct consumer enforcement powers; the statutory instrument SI 2025/267 approving the CMA Consumer Enforcement Rules came into force on 6 April 2025."
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— CMA Enforcement Policy and Guidance
This SI formally enacts the CMA Consumer Enforcement Rules that underpin the direct consumer enforcement regime, making it a primary legislative event for this enforcement policy thread.
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What it adds: Adds the statutory instrument that gave legal force to the CMA Consumer Enforcement Rules, which is not currently represented on the thread.
"This statutory instrument approves the CMA Consumer Enforcement Rules, which set out procedural requirements for the CMA's direct consumer enforcement functions under the DMCC Act 2024."
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The markets regime guidance is a core CMA enforcement policy document covering market investigation procedures, and this 2025 consultation and its outcome are directly relevant to the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the 2025 markets regime guidance consultation and its February 2026 outcome, neither of which appear on the thread.
"This consultation was open for responses from 20 August 2025 to 1 October 2025; the CMA has published its consultation outcome and final guidance."
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This is the final published CMA6 guidance that took effect 1 January 2025, the outcome of the 2024 consultation, and is a key enforcement policy document covering all CMA functions.
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What it adds: Adds the final CMA6 publication as a guidance event, distinct from the consultation entry and directly relevant to the thread's scope.
"This Statement provides over-arching guidance on the CMA's policy and approach to transparency and disclosure, updated to reflect the DMCC Act 2024 and including new Overseas Investigative Assistance Guidance."
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CMA8 is a core enforcement procedure guidance document updated in January 2025 to reflect DMCC Act changes; this update is not represented on the thread despite being directly relevant to CMA enforcement policy.
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What it adds: Adds the January 2025 update to CMA8 CA98 investigation procedures guidance, which reflects significant DMCC Act changes and is absent from the thread.
"The CMA updated its guidance on investigation procedures in Competition Act 1998 cases (CMA8) to reflect changes made by the DMCC Act 2024, including new overseas investigative assistance powers."
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2 itemsLow confidence — needs review
4 itemsPrice transparency guidance under the DMCC Act is part of the consumer enforcement regime and relates to how the CMA enforces consumer protection law, but it is more substantive consumer law guidance than enforcement procedure.
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What it adds: Adds a 2025 consumer enforcement guidance consultation and outcome not currently on the thread, though it sits at the boundary between enforcement policy and substantive consumer law guidance.
"This consultation closed on 8 September 2025; the CMA has published its final guidance on price transparency (CMA209) and also updated its guidance on unfair commercial practices (CMA207)."
The unfair commercial practices guidance is part of the consumer enforcement framework under the DMCC Act and is closely linked to the consumer enforcement guidance already on the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the UCP guidance consultation and outcome, which is a companion document to the consumer protection enforcement guidance (CMA58) already on the thread.
"The CMA consulted on draft guidance on the unfair commercial practices provisions in the DMCC Act 2024; final guidance and short guides have been published."
The CMA committed to publishing an approach document alongside the April 2025 guidance, setting out enforcement priorities for the new regime; if published as a standalone document it would be a missing thread event.
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What it adds: Would add the CMA's consumer enforcement priorities approach document as a policy paper event, complementing the guidance entries already on the thread.
"The CMA published an approach document setting out its enforcement priorities for the first 12 months of the new direct consumer enforcement regime, including focus areas of drip pricing, fake reviews, and online choice architecture."
A 2025 strategic steer would be directly analogous to the 2023 strategic steer already on the thread and would represent a missing lifecycle event if published.
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What it adds: Would add the 2025 government strategic steer to the CMA, updating the 2023 steer already on the thread, if such a document has been published.
"The UK government issues a Strategic Steer setting out its priorities for the CMA and expectations for how it should approach its work, including on enforcement."
Already covered in this thread
13 itemsThis is a direct CMA enforcement policy consultation on CMA6, a core guidance document covering transparency and disclosure across all CMA enforcement functions, updated to reflect the DMCC Act 2024.
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What it adds: Adds the 2024 consultation and December 2024 outcome for the updated CMA6 transparency/disclosure statement, which is not represented anywhere on the thread.
"The CMA is consulting on an updated version of transparency and disclosure: statement of the CMA's policy and approach (CMA6), reflecting legislative developments including the DMCC Act 2024."
This is a live 2026 consultation on a further revision to CMA6, a foundational enforcement policy document, directly relevant to the thread's scope of CMA enforcement policy and guidance.
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What it adds: Adds the most recent (April 2026) open consultation on CMA6 transparency and disclosure guidance, which is entirely absent from the thread.
"The CMA is consulting on updating CMA6 to consolidate and streamline general guidance on transparency and disclosure, including withdrawal of CC7, and to reflect the 4Ps approach."
The thread includes the 2021 consultation on draft CA98 penalties guidance but not the final published CMA73 guidance, which is the direct outcome of that consultation.
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What it adds: Adds the final CMA73 CA98 penalties guidance publication as a consultation outcome event, completing the lifecycle of the 2021 consultation already on the thread.
"The CMA published updated penalties guidance on 16 December 2021 that reflects experience from past CA98 cases and the likely increased caseload resulting from the UK's withdrawal from the EU."
This is an earlier CMA enforcement policy consultation on CA98 penalties guidance that predates the 2021 consultation already on the thread and represents a distinct lifecycle event in the evolution of CMA73.
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What it adds: Adds the 2017–2018 CA98 penalties guidance consultation and its 2018 outcome, filling a gap in the thread's coverage of the CA98 penalties guidance lifecycle.
"The CMA consulted on proposed revisions to its published guidance on penalty setting in CA98 cases; the guidance received approval from the Secretary of State on 16 April 2018."
The direct consumer enforcement guidance and rules consultation is already on the thread at the 2025-03-14 entry; the summary of responses is part of the same consultation page.
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What it adds: Already covered by the existing thread entry for the direct consumer enforcement guidance and rules consultation.
"The CMA published the final version of the Guidance on 14 March 2025 and it takes effect on 6 April 2025; this document summarises responses to the consultation on the CMA Consumer Rules and Guidance."
The thread includes the consultation on consumer protection enforcement guidance but not the final published CMA58, which is the direct outcome of that consultation and a key enforcement policy document.
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What it adds: Adds the final CMA58 consumer protection enforcement guidance as a consultation outcome, completing the lifecycle of the April 2025 consultation already on the thread.
"The Competition and Markets Authority has now published its consumer protection enforcement guidance (CMA58), updated to reflect the DMCC Act 2024 direct enforcement powers."
The URL https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unfair-commercial-practices-cma207 is already listed in the source URLs cited on this thread.
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What it adds: Already covered — this URL is in the existing source URL list.
"The CMA has published its final unfair commercial practices guidance (CMA207) covering the UCP provisions of the DMCC Act 2024, which replace and update the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008."
The URL https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/administrative-penalties-statement-of-policy-on-the-cmas-approach is already listed in the source URLs cited on this thread.
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What it adds: Already covered — this URL is in the existing source URL list.
"The updated CMA4 sets out the CMA's statement of policy on administrative penalties across CA98, EA02, and DMCC Act 2024 functions, including new digital markets and consumer enforcement penalties."
The URL https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-fuel-monitoring-guidance/road-fuel-monitoring-guidance is already listed in the source URLs cited on this thread.
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What it adds: Already covered — this URL is in the existing source URL list.
"Guidance on the CMA's road fuel monitoring functions under the Fuel Finder scheme, setting out how the CMA will monitor and publish fuel prices."
This URL is already listed in the source URLs and the event appears on the thread at 2025-04-07.
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What it adds: Already covered — this event and URL are already on the thread.
"Joint statement from the Department for Business and Trade and the CMA on consumer protection enforcement priorities and the new direct enforcement regime."
This URL is already listed in the source URLs and the event appears on the thread at 2020-11-04.
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What it adds: Already covered — this event and URL are already on the thread.
"The CMA consulted on proposed revisions to its CA98 procedures guidance (CMA8) to reflect changes in practice and legislation since the guidance was last updated."
This URL is already listed in the source URLs and the event appears on the thread at 2025-10-28.
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What it adds: Already covered — this event and URL are already on the thread.
"The CMA consulted on proposed updates to its leniency and no-action policy in cartel cases, reflecting changes introduced by the DMCC Act 2024."
This URL is already listed in the source URLs and the event appears on the thread at 2025-10-30.
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What it adds: Already covered — this event and URL are already on the thread.
"The CMA consulted on proposed amendments to its Taking Regulatory Action policy, which sets out how the CMA decides to open and prioritise enforcement cases."
Background context only
1 itemThe CMA annual plan provides strategic context for enforcement priorities but is not itself an enforcement policy or guidance document; it belongs as background context rather than a thread event.
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What it adds: Provides strategic context for enforcement priorities but does not add a distinct enforcement policy or guidance event to the thread.
"The CMA's annual plan sets out its medium-term priorities and areas of focus for 2025 to 2026, including enforcement priorities across competition, consumer protection, and digital markets."