Partnership working
We can achieve our objectives only through partnership working with others, such as the Trading Standards Services, Financial Services Authority, and the consumer education Alliance.
Partnership working areas
- Compliance partnerships: developing the use of 'established means'
- The OFT has prepared a set of principles to apply when working with its partners.
- Consumer education
- We are leading a strategic approach to consumer education to give consumers the skills and knowledge to function confidently, effectively and responsibly when buying good and services.
- International work
- The OFT works with its international counterparts to promote a consistent approach to tackling anti-competitive practices and protecting consumers' interests.
- The OFT and the CC
- Details of how the OFT and the Competition Commission work together on reviews of merger, monopoly and market undertakings and orders.
- The OFT and CCP
- Details of how the OFT and the Department of Health Cooperation and Competition Panel work together.
- The OFT and FSA
- Details of how the OFT and the Financial Services Authority work together.
- The OFT and TSS
- Details of how the OFT and Trading Standards Services are working together to benefit consumers and businesses.
- OFT and OPSI
- Details of how the OFT and the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI), the Government body responsible for information policy, setting standards, delivering access and encouraging re-use of public sector information, work together.