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Policy paper

Strengthening the EU-UK relationship: concrete solutions for consumers

This joint BEUC, Which? and CCNI paper sets out areas for cooperation that would help to make consumers lives easier across a range of areas from tackling unsafe products to food safety and cross-border enforcement of consumer rights.

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Policy submission

The Home Select Affairs Committee Inquiry into Fraud - Which? response 

Which?'s evidence submission to the Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Fraud exposes the UK's scam epidemic—with over £1.2bn lost in 2022—and outlines bold, data-driven reforms for robust consumer protection

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Policy submission

Spending Review Submission - Reforming the UK's Consumer Enforcement System

As the government consults on its multi-year spending review, we have submitted our own recommendations to reform and upgrade the UK's consumer enforcement landscape

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Press statement

A Consumer Agenda for Government: Tackling Fraud

Joint fraud statement from Which? and UK industry, calling on the new government to make preventing fraud a national priority and to provide leadership to ensure businesses can share intelligence to better detect fraud targeting consumers.

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Policy paper

Product Regulation and Metrology (PR&M) Bill - Which? Committee Stage Briefing

This briefing sets out our position at committee stage of the Product Regulation and Metrology (PR&M) Bill which is a landmark piece of legislation that has the potential to update the UK’s product safety regime for the digital age

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Policy paper

Product Regulation and Metrology (PR&M) Bill - Which? Second Reading Briefing

This briefing sets out our position at second reading of the Product Regulation and Metrology (PR&M) Bill which is a landmark piece of legislation that has the potential to update the UK’s product safety regime for the digital age

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Press statement

A Consumer Agenda for Government: Tackling Fraud

Joint fraud statement from Which? and UK industry, calling on the new government to make preventing fraud a national priority and to provide leadership to ensure businesses can share intelligence to better detect fraud targeting consumers.

Policy article

Letter to the Ofgem Chair regarding the ban on acquisition-only tariffs

A coalition of consumer organisations and energy firms is urging Ofgem not to lift the ban on acquisition-only energy tariffs

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Our Consumer Agenda for Government
Policy paper

Our Consumer Agenda for Government

This is our election manifesto, covering the key reforms we believe the next government should bring forward to improve consumer outcomes and boost economic growth

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Final Boarding Call: Which? Vision for Consumer Reforms in the Aviation and Package Holiday Sectors
Policy paper

Final Boarding Call: Which? Vision for Consumer Reforms in the Aviation and Package Holiday Sectors

Which? has been working for improvements to consumer rights in the aviation and holiday sectors for many years but the pandemic brought systemic failings to a head. We make 12 recommendations on how to ensure reforms in these sectors deliver for consumers and create a well-functioning market

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Policy submission

Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers (DMCC) Bill - Which? Written Evidence submitted at Report Stage in the House of Lords

This written evidence was shared with Peers in the House of Lords and sets out our position on the Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers Bill, which is a landmark piece of legislation that will enhance competition and protect consumers

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Policy submission

Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers (DMCC) Bill - Which? Written Evidence submitted at Committee Stage in the House of Lords

This written evidence was shared with Peers in the House of Lords and sets out our position on the Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers Bill, which is a landmark piece of legislation that will enhance competition and protect consumers

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Policy submission

Smarter Regulation and the Regulatory Landscape - Which? response

Which?'s response to the government's call for evidence on how regulators and the regulatory landscape are operating and performing

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Open letter to broadband and mobile providers
Policy article

Open letter to broadband and mobile providers

Which? urges telecoms firms to immediately scrap inflation-linked mid-contract price hikes

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Affordable Food For All
Policy research paper

Affordable Food For All

 How supermarkets can help in the cost of food crisis

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Policy submission

Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers (DMCC) Bill - Which? Report Stage Briefing

This briefing sets out our position at report stage on the Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers (DMCC) Bill, which is a landmark piece of legislation that has been carried through to this Parliament, that will enhance competition and protect consumers

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Policy submission

Heating our Homes - Call for Evidence - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Inquiry - Which? Response

Our response focuses on the barriers homeowners face when improving the insulation of their homes and installing new low-carbon heating. These include: a lack of awareness and information; difficulty finding a qualified and reliable installer; and high upfront costs

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Policy article

Letter to Prime Minister Regarding the Digital Markets Unit

Tech companies, business groups, consumer bodies and news media and publishing organisations have written to the Prime Minister urging him to resist any attempt to water down the Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers Bill

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Policy submission

Joint letter from consumer organisations to the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) on its new proposals for mandatory reimbursement for Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud victims

Letter from Which?, Age UK, National Trading Standards and Victim Support to Chris Hemsley, Managing Director at the PSR

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Policy article

Which?/Food Foundation Declaration on Affordable Food

Which?/Food Foundation brings together a coalition from across civil society calling on supermarkets to step up and do more to deliver affordable food for all

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