The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee has
published the Government’s response to its
report Brexit: will consumers be
protected?
The Committee’s report, published in December,
sets out significant concerns about consumer protection
post-Brexit. The Government’s response, provided in
February, does not offer solutions to these issues, and the
Committee is reiterating the need for:
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details about how the UK will maintain access
to cross-border mechanisms for cooperation between consumer
protection organisations;
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clarity about how UK consumers’ rights will
be protected when they make purchases from the EU or visit EU
destinations; and
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more resources for UK regulators and trading
standards bodies to cope with increased workloads, at a time
when they are already under pressure.
The report will be debated in the House of
Lords Chamber in the near future, at which point the Committee
hopes that the Government will provide further
information.
, Chair
of the Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee said:
“The UK has a proud tradition of consumer protection which we
have shared with the EU; and UK consumers benefit from EU-wide
mechanisms that set standards and provide redress. We are
again calling on the Government to explain exactly how the UK
will retain these benefits after Brexit, so that consumers can
have confidence when making purchases from the EU and when
visiting the EU.”
ORIGINAL
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GOVERNMENT
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