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Written question asked by Lord Moynihan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 July 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 August 2015. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Monday, 3 August 2015 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Tickets: Touting

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with (1) the City of London, (2) the Competition and Markets Authority, and (3) any other relevant authorities, about the enforcement of measures covering the resale of tickets set out in section 90 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

Answer

The Government is liaising with: (1) the City of London police on measures being taken against fraudulent ticketing activity online (2) the Competition and Markets Authority about their strategy for monitoring compliance with the regulations and the undertakings from secondary platforms they received in March 2015; and (3) business and consumer advice bodies on how best to guide vendors and advise buyers on what the Act requires of sellers and the protections and recourse available to consumers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1774
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Touting Tickets
Legislation
Consumer Rights Act 2015
Link
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