CMA

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competition regulator consumer protection authority non‑ministerial government department

The CMA is the United Kingdom’s primary competition regulator and consumer protection authority, responsible for promoting fair competition and tackling anti-competitive practices.

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Label	Occurrences
CMA canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	competition regulator ⓘ consumer protection authority ⓘ non‑ministerial government department ⓘ
abbreviation	CMA NERFINISHED ⓘ
canImpose	financial penalties for competition law infringements ⓘ structural and behavioral remedies in markets ⓘ
collaboratesWith	European competition authorities ⓘ International Competition Network NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
employerType	public sector ⓘ
formedBy	merger of the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission ⓘ
fullName	Competition and Markets Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal	to ensure that markets work well for consumers, businesses and the economy ⓘ
governmentDepartmentType	non‑ministerial department ⓘ
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation	London NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Competition Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ Enterprise Act 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitors	abuse of dominant position ⓘ cartel activity ⓘ unfair commercial practices affecting consumers ⓘ
parentOrganization	UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Competition Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of Fair Trading NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionServed	United Kingdom ⓘ
reportsTo	UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibility	conducting market studies and market investigations ⓘ enforcing certain consumer protection laws ⓘ enforcing competition law ⓘ imposing remedies and fines in competition cases ⓘ investigating cartels ⓘ promoting competition for the benefit of consumers ⓘ reviewing mergers ⓘ tackling anti‑competitive practices ⓘ
sector	competition policy ⓘ consumer protection ⓘ
shortName	CMA NERFINISHED ⓘ
supervises	UK antitrust enforcement ⓘ UK merger control regime ⓘ certain regulated sectors in competition matters ⓘ
typeOfLawEnforced	competition law ⓘ consumer protection law ⓘ
website	https://www.gov.uk/cma ⓘ

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UK Competition and Markets Authority → shortName → CMA ⓘ