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Publishing: Consumers

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 4 February 2025UIN 26439

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help safeguard consumer protection within the private publishing sector.

Answered by Justin Madders

Consumer legislation, such as the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, apply to businesses across all sectors where consumers are transacting with traders. This includes the private publishing sector. DBT is strengthening consumer law enforcement through the implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.

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