Civil Sanctions Pilot - A Joint consultation by the OFT and LBRO on the operation of the BIS Civil Sanctions Pilot
Start date: 20 December 2010
Closing date: 14 February 2011
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Summary
This consultation, issued by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and supported by the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO), is on the Enforcement Approach to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) civil sanctions pilot (the Pilot) - for further information see: www.bis.gov.uk/Consultations/civil-sanctions-pilot.
The Pilot is on hold pending decisions by Ministers. The OFT will not be issuing a response until a decision about the Pilot is taken.
The Statutory Instruments (SIs) which would create the powers outlined in this Enforcement Approach were expected to be given force in February 2011, but have been put on hold. If the SIs are introduced the Enforcement Approach will be updated to reflect the powers contained within them and thus further consultation is likely to be necessary.
The Pilot powers were intended to be made available to the OFT and fourteen participating local authority Trading Standards Services (TSS).
This consultation describes:
- the Pilot and the context in which it operates
- the civil sanctions powers and their operation
- application of the sanctions to the legislation included in the scope of the Pilot
- sources of further information on the sanctions and on the enforcement policies of the participating enforcers.
Related documents
- Download the consultation document Civil Sanctions Pilot (pdf 464kb)
- Press release OFT and LBRO outline plans for use of new civil sanctions (20 December 2010)
How to respond
The consultation is now closed.
Contacts
Team leader: Andrew Hadley (020 7211 8419) andrew.hadley@oft.gsi.gov.uk
Project director: Barbara Hughes (020 7211 8269) barbara.hughes@oft.gsi.gov.uk
Senior responsible officer: Cavendish Elithorn (020 7211 8170) cavendish.elithorn@oft.gsi.gov.uk
Queries on the civil sanctions pilots should be directed to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Queries on the consultation can be directed to:
Andrew Hadley
Goods and Consumer Group
Office of Fair Trading
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JX
Media enquiries
Any media enquiries should be directed to a member of our Press Office.
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