Written question asked by Lord Moynihan (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 July 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 August 2017. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 August 2017 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Tickets: Touting
- Question
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Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect consumers from abuse of the secondary ticket market; and whether they intend to introduce a regulatory regime for that market, including the establishment of an appropriate regulatory authority.
- Answer
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The Government appointed Professor Waterson in 2015 to review consumer protections in the secondary ticketing market. He produced his report last year and in March 2017 the Government responded accepting his report in full and included amendments to the Digital Economy Act designed to enhance protections further.
The Government has no plans at this time to introduce additional legislation.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL1170
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Consumers Protection Regulation Touting Unfair practices Tickets
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