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Written question asked by Royston Smith (Conservative) on Monday, 18 June 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 June 2018. It was answered by Margot James (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 June 2018 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.


Tickets: Touting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's policy is on the secondary ticket market.

Answer

We are committed to cracking down on unacceptable behaviour in the ticketing market and improving fans’ chances of buying tickets at a reasonable price.

We have strengthened the existing ticketing information requirement in the Consumer Rights Act 2015, and have introduced a new criminal offence of using automated software to buy more tickets than that allowed for profit.

We support the work of enforcement agencies in this area, such as the Competition and Markets Authority, National Trading Standards, and the advertising industry's own regulator the Advertising Standards Authority.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
154754
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Touting Tickets
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk