We help people, businesses and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. CMA is a non-ministerial department. Read more about what we do

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is an independent non-ministerial department. Our work is overseen by a Board, and led by the Chief Executive and senior team.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the principal competition regulator in the United Kingdom. It is a non-ministerial government department in the United Kingdom, responsible for promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. [4]

This case finder includes cases and projects from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Office for the Internal Market (OIM) and Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU)

2025年2月13日 · We hear consistently that predictability is key to investor confidence. Under the UK’s ‘voluntary’ system, parties may choose to notify a merger where they think it meets jurisdictional...

2024年7月31日 · New powers for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Today we are publishing our draft rules and procedural guidance covering an important aspect of the Digital Markets, Competition and...

2025年3月10日 · Today I gave a speech at techUK’s tech policy conference where I touched on the CMA’s new consumer enforcement regime ahead of our new powers coming into force on 6 April.. The CMA’s new direct enforcement powers mean that the CMA will be able to decide whether key consumer protection laws have been breached without having to take businesses to court, and we will be able to take direct ...

2025年3月24日 · The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is taking significant steps to evolve its approach to merger control, introducing a new Mergers Charter and launching a review of its merger remedies framework. These initiatives mark a notable shift towards a more flexible and business-friendly regulatory environment, reflecting the government’s broader economic growth agenda.

2022年7月25日 · The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the UK’s principal authority responsible for competition and consumer protection. It enforces competition and market regulation by investigating cases, providing rulings, issuing penalties and supporting government and other market regulators.

2025年2月28日 · The UK government recently issued its draft strategic steer to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), in which it sets out its expectations for the CMA’s enforcement actions in relation to the government’s primary mission for economic growth.