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OFT1292 The OFT's approach to promoting business compliance with consumer protection law (April 2011)
This report sets out how by, our own actions and in partnership with others, we aim to promote business compliance with consumer protection law.
The OFT's approach to promoting business compliance with consumer protection law (pdf 255 kb) 		Download only
oft 1227 Drivers of Compliance and Non-compliance with Competition Law (May 2010)
This report presents findings from OFT qualitative research into what motivates businesses to comply with competition law and what businesses have found worked well in practice to achieve this.
OFT1227 Drivers of Compliance and Non-compliance with Competition Law (pdf 736 kb) 		Download only
oft1113 Government in markets (September 2009)
Why competition matters - a guide for policy makers
Government in markets (pdf 981 kb)
oft 1046 Property managers in Scotland (February 2009)
A market study
Property managers in Scotland - a market study (pdf 405 kb) Annexe A - List of consultees and contributors (pdf 68 kb) Annexe B - Survey of consumer experiences of property management – a report of findings (pdf 446 kb) Annexe C - Survey of property managers (pdf 436 kb) Annexe D - Market definition (pdf 71 kb) Annexe E - Choice and competition (pdf 160 kb) Annexe F - The regulatory and legislative background (pdf 133 kb) Annexe G - International comparisons (pdf 133 kb) Annexe H - Evidence from the Scottish Household Condition Survey (pdf 142 kb) Annexe I - Local authority use of planning agreements (pdf 94 kb) Annexe J - Local authority use of planning conditions (pdf 88 kb) Annexe K - Glossary (pdf 101 kb) 		Download only
oft 1028 Newspaper and magazine distribution in the United Kingdom (October 2008)
Introductory overview paper on the newspaper and magazine supply chains
Newspaper and magazine distribution in the UK - introductory overview (pdf 755 kb) 		Download only
oft 1027 Newspaper and magazine distribution in the United Kingdom (October 2008)
Public consultation on the OFT's proposed decision on a request for a market investigation reference
Newspaper and magazine distribution in the UK - consultation (pdf 406 kb) 		Download only
oft 1026 National newspapers (October 2008)
A review of undertakings relating to the supply of national newspapers in England and Wales (the Code of Practice)
National newspapers - review of undertakings (pdf 390 kb) 		Download only
oft 1025 Newspaper and magazine distribution (October 2008)
Opinion of the Office of Fair Trading - guidance to facilitate self-assessment under the Competition Act 1998
Newspaper and magazine distribution - the Opinion of the OFT (pdf 489 kb) 		Download only
oft 1020 Homebuilding in the UK (September 2008)
A market study
Homebuilding in the UK - a market study (pdf 768 kb) Annexe A - List of consultees and contributors (pdf 70 kb) Annexe B - New homebuild consumer survey - report on findings (pdf 506 kb) Annexe C - Mystery shopping exercise (pdf 311 kb) Annexe D - Homebuilders' survey (pdf 263 kb) Annexe E - Study investigating financing for homebuilders (pdf 542 kb) Annexe F - Case studies (pdf 224 kb) Annexe G - Review of legal framework (pdf 313 kb) Annexe H - Review of alternative dispute resolution (pdf 212 kb) Annexe I - Regulation affecting the industry (pdf 130 kb) Annexe J - New home warranties (pdf 380 kb) Annexe K - Review of the homebuying process (pdf 98 kb) Annexe L - Comparison of consumer satisfaction levels (pdf 165 kb) Annexe M - Consultation with stakeholders (pdf 2.54 mb) Annexe N - Comparison of housing market areas and LPAs boundries (pdf 592 kb) Annexe O - Calculation of residual land values (pdf 99 kb) Annexe Q - Analysis of LPAs with high concentration (pdf 66 kb) Annexe R - Alternative development models (pdf 165 kb) Annexe S - A planning appeal case study: Wealden (pdf 66 kb) Annexe T - Homebuilding and land use (pdf 77 kb) Annexe U - Land ownership databases (pdf 103 kb) Annexe V - Land ownership data sources (pdf 78 kb) Annexe W - Land ownership profiles by type of homebuilder (pdf 72 kb) Annexe X - Glossary (pdf 87 kb) Annexe P - Planning permissions database (pdf 69 kb) 		Download only
oft 803 Leniency and no-action (December 2008)
OFT's guidance note on the handling of applications
Leniency and no-action (pdf 603 kb) 		Download only
oft 967 Medicines distribution (December 2007)
An OFT market study
Medicines distribution (pdf 732 kb) Annexe A - Medicines distribution (pdf 77 kb) Annexe B - Related OFT work (pdf 127 kb) Annexe C - Medicines distribution (pdf 269 kb) Annexe D - Financial flows relevant to medicines (pdf 156 kb) Annexe E - Regulation of the medicines sector (pdf 173 kb) Annexe F - Surveys (pdf 1.25 mb) Annexe G - International survey (pdf 481 kb) Annexe H - Competition Act 1998 and Enterprise Act 2002 considerations (pdf 83 kb) Annexe I - Supplementary analysis (pdf 150 kb) Annexe J - Glossary (pdf 84 kb) 		Download only
oft 876 Completing competition assessments in Impact Assessments (August 2007)
Guideline for policy makers
Completing competition assessments in Impact Assessments (pdf 152 kb) 		Download only
oft 962 The deterrent effect of competition enforcement by the OFT (November 2007)
A report prepared for the OFT by Deloitte
The deterrent effect of competition enforcement by the OFT (pdf 845 kb) The deterrent effect of competition enforcement by the OFT - Discussion document  (pdf 136 kb) 		Download only
oft 916 Private actions in competition law: effective redress for consumers and business (November 2007).
For responses recevied to this discussion paper see the Consultations area in Advice and resources.
Private actions in competition law: effective redress for consumers and business - discussion paper (pdf 610 kb) Private actions in competition law: effective redress for consumers and business - recommendations (pdf 209 kb) 		Download only
oft 885 The Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (February 2007)
An OFT market study - Please note that annexes can be downloaded from the market study page in the 'Resource base'.
The Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (pdf 1.05 mb) 		Download only
oft 829 UK guidance on how to assess the competition effects of subsidies (January 2007)
Guidance aiming to enable subsidy providers to assess whether a proposed subsidy is likely to have a significant effect on competition
Guidance on how to assess the competition effects of subsidies (pdf 190 kb) 		Download only
oft 845 The grocery market (May 2006)
The OFT's reasons for making a reference to the Competition Commission
The grocery market (pdf 519 kb) 		Download only
oft 817 Recommendation to vary the public transport ticketing schemes block exemption (November 2005)
Response to OFT consultation
Recommendation to vary the public transport ticketing schemes block exemption (pdf 253 kb) 		Download only
oft 807 Supermarkets: The code of practice and other competition issues (August 2005)
Conclusions on the supermarkets code of practice review and how we will continue to monitor and enforce compliance with the Code
Supermarkets the code of practice and other competition issues (pdf 159 kb)
oft 804 Selective price cuts and fidelity rebates (July 2005)
The economic theory of the anti-competitive effects of selective price cutting and loyalty rebate strategies and their potential benefits as well as suggestions on how to analyse such conduct
Selective price cuts and fidelity rebates - Economic discussion paper (pdf 1.86 mb) Annexes (pdf 802 kb) 		Download only
oft 783 Supermarkets: The code of practice and other competition issues (March 2005)
A report on the findings of the audit of supermarkets' compliance with the Supermarkets Code of Practice
Supermarkets: The code of practice and other competition issues (pdf 583 kb)
oft 714 Review of the impact of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 on competition (March 2004)
As part of a review by the Government of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), the OFT is to assess the impact of the FSMA on competition
Review of the impact of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 on competition (pdf 383 kb) 		Download only
oft 697 The supermarkets code of practice (February 2004)
Report on the review of the operation of the code of practice in the undertakings given by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on 18 December 2001
The supermarkets code of practice (pdf 276 kb)
oft 676 The regulation of licensed taxi and PHV services in the UK (November 2003)
A market study looking at the regulatory framework affecting licensed taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs)
The regulation of licensed taxi and PHV services in the UK (pdf 537 kb) The consumer welfare impact of regulations on the UK licensed taxi markets  (pdf 108 kb) The regulation of licensed taxi and PHV services in the UK - Annexe I: consumer survey report (pdf 385 kb) Legal framework of taxi and PHV licensing in the UK - Annexe A (pdf 236 kb) Legal framework of taxi and PHV licensing in the UK - Annexe B: statistical background (pdf 226 kb) Impact of regulation on taxi markets - Annexe C: Consumer survey (pdf 190 kb) Impact of regulation on taxi markets - Annexe D: case study analysis (pdf 204 kb) Valuation of Hackney carriage licence premiums  (pdf 206 kb) Taxi markets literature review  (pdf 193 kb) Modelling the effects of taxi regulation  (pdf 374 kb) Impact of taxi market regulation - Annexe J: an international comparison (pdf 549 kb) Results of taxi Omnibus Survey: July 2003  (pdf 129 kb) The regulation of licensed taxi and PHV services in the UK - consultees and consultants used (pdf 50 kb)
oft 655 Switching costs (April 2003)
This report was jointly commissioned by the OFT and Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to examine the implications of consumer switching costs for the way in which markets work
Switching costs - Economic discussion paper 5 - Part 1: Economic models and policy implications (pdf 650 kb) Switching costs - Economic discussion paper 5 - Annexe A: literature review (pdf 756 kb) Switching costs - Economic discussion paper 5 - Annexe B: review of empiracal methods (pdf 584 kb) Switching costs - Economic discussion paper 5 - Annexe C: case studies (pdf 873 kb) 		Download only
oft 654 The BHB and the Jockey Club: a summary of the OFT's case (April 2003)
A short paper outlining the reasons for the OFT's preliminary findings and setting out the possible next steps in the case
The British Horseracing Board and the Jockey Club: a summary of the OFT’s case (pdf 128 kb) 		Download only
oft 609 The control of entry regulations and retail pharmacy services in the UK (revised edition March 2003)
This report was revised in March 2003 to take into account a number of small corrections and amendments, which in no way affect the OFT's final analysis in the report or conclusions.
The control of entry regulations and retail pharmacy services in the UK (pdf 414 kb) Annexe A to I - report of an OFT market investigation (pdf 168 kb) Annexe B - The cost of administering the control of entry regulations (pdf 100 kb) Annexe C - The regulation of pharmacies abroad (pdf 383 kb) Annexe D - Consumers' use of prescription phamacies in the UK (pdf 493 kb) Annexe E - Independent pharmacy questionnaire (pdf 168 kb) Annexe F - The essential small pharmacies scheme (ESPS) (pdf 96 kb) Annexe G - Report to the OFT prepared by Orridge Business Sales Ltd (pdf 125 kb) Annexe H - Pharmacists in Great Britain - a snapshot (pdf 297 kb) Annexe I - List of organisations consulted (pdf 49 kb) Annexe J - Creating an electronic map of GB pharmacy locations (pdf 951 kb) Annexe K - part 1: The relationship between price and local concentration measures (pdf 2.25 mb) Annexe K - part 2: Analysis of entry-exit data (pdf 629 kb) Annexe K - part 3: The impact of pharmacy entry: three case studies (pdf 461 kb) Annexe L - The access implications of entry and exit of pharmacies (pdf 784 kb) Annexe M - The relationship between quality and local concentration (pdf 558 kb) Annexe N - Welfare implications of potential leapfrogging (pdf 361 kb) Annexe O - Areas of local concentration (pdf 368 kb) The control of entry regulations and retail pharmacy services in the UK - executive summary in Welsh (pdf 42 kb)
oft 392 Review of undertakings given by Rentokil Initial plc (August 2002)
The OFT is seeking views on how the pest control market is working as part of a review of undertakings given by Rentokil in 1988
OFT review of undertakings given by Rentokil Initial plc (pdf 103 kb) 		Download only
oft 386 The development of targets for consumer savings arising from competition policy (June 2002)
This report suggests an appropriate methodology for quantifying the benefits to consumers that arise from the competition policy work of the OFT
The development of targets for consumer savings arising from competition policy (pdf 376 kb) Part IV - preliminary discussion of an approach to non-merger cases (pdf 104 kb) 		Download only
oft 342 The role of market definition in monopoly and dominance inquiries (July 2001)
NERA were asked to undertake some research to address whether market definition remained relevant in relation to monopoly and dominance and how any ensuing problems of market definition might be resolved
The role of market definition in monopoly and dominance inquiries (pdf 278 kb) 		Download only
oft 317 The supply of beer (December 2000)
A report on the review of the beer orders by the former Director General of Fair Trading, Mr John Bridgeman, published under section 125(4) of the Fair Trading Act 1973
The supply of beer (pdf 254 kb)
oft 266 Quantitative techniques in competition analysis (October 1999)
Competition policy legislation in the UK is currently in the process of change with the introduction of the Competition Act 1998
Quantitative techniques in competition analysis (pdf 322 kb) 		Download only
oft 239 The welfare consequences of the exercise of buyer power (September 1998)
This report considers the social welfare effects resulting from the exercise of buyer power - whereby a firm or group of firms obtain from suppliers more favourable terms than those available to other buyers or would otherwise be expected under normal competitive conditions.
The welfare consequences of the exercise of buyer power (pdf 137 kb) 		Download only
oft 186 The assessment of profitability by Competition Authorities (February 1997)
Reviews the significance of supra-normal profits in competition policy and, in particular, the way they correspond to the exploitation of market power and the existence of barriers to entry
oft 177 Vertical restraints and competition policy (December 1996)
This report considers the private and social welfare effects of vertical restraints - whereby contractual arrangements between suppliers (manufacturers) and distributors (retailers) extend beyond simple arms-length pricing
Vertical restraints and Competition policy (pdf 179 kb) 		Download only


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