- OFT refers completed Nufarm and A.H. Marks merger to competition commission
29 August 2008 - Car code completes Stage One of OFT Approval Scheme
29 August 2008 - New consumer credit licensing requirements to start in October
27 August 2008 - OFT Consumer Credit Register goes online
21 August 2008 - Claims regulator and OFT issue consumer alert
21 August 2008
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CAMPAIGNS
The OFT regularly runs campaigns to raise business and consumer awareness on a variety of different issues.
Doorstep selling
The OFT and BERR are jointly carrying out a campaign to warn businesses and consumers about the change in the regulations to buying goods and services in the home.
Bogus holiday clubs
Our campaign is aimed at increasing the public's awareness of bogus holiday club scams and arming them with enough knowledge to recognise, report and resist them.
Consumer Codes Approval Scheme
The CCAS campaign is aimed at raising awareness of the OFT's Consumer Codes Approval Scheme and the benefits it offers to consumers and businesses.
Scams awareness
The OFT is running a scams awareness campaign at providing consumers with information and advice on how to identify scams and protect themselves and others.
Save Xmas
The OFT is running a long-term consumer education campaign to help consumers decide how best to ensure they can afford to pay for Christmas.
WHAT'S NEW
The OFT has published the full text of its decision regarding the completed acquisition by Parexel International Corporation of ClinPhone plc.
The OFT has published the full text of its decision regarding the anticipated acquisition by Sociedad Anónima Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa of the conventional corrugated board business of SCA Packaging Limited.
The OFT has published the full text of its decision regarding the completed acquisition by Babcock International Group plc of the Strachan & Henshaw division of Weir Group plc.
SPEECHES
- Competition law: challenges and opportunities for business and agencies in an international context
Competition Commission of Singapore Distinguished Speakers Series by Philip Collins, Chairman, OFT
15 August 2008
- OFT telephone enquiries:08457 22 44 99
- Consumer Direct telephone enquiries:08454 04 05 06