Government response to
consultation on 'Smarter Regulation: Improving consumer price
transparency and product information for consumers'
Government response: unit
pricing research
Detail of outcome
We published the government’s response to the consultation
‘Smarter regulation: Improving consumer price transparency and
product information for consumers’ on 19 January 2024. The
response sets out the proposed next steps.
Original consultation Summary
We are seeking views from anyone who has an interest, expertise,
or experience in any or all of the consumer transparency
proposals contained in this consultation document.
This consultation was held on another
website.
This consultation ran from
10am on 4 September 2023 to 11:59pm on 15 October
2023
Consultation description
We are consulting on proposals on 5 key areas of consumer
information transparency, with the aim of improving the quality
and accessibility of information. This is so consumers can make
informed choices about the products they purchase, whether it is
their weekly shopping or booking a hotel room online.
The 5 areas we are consulting on are the:
- display of pricing information
- hidden fees and drip pricing
- fake and misleading reviews
- online platforms
- online interface orders
Alongside this consultation, we are publishing the research on
drip pricing – estimating the prevalence
and impact on drip pricing.
Documents
Improving price
transparency and product information for consumers:
consultation
Measures to address drip
pricing: impact assessment
Measures to improve the
price marking order: impact assessment
Measures to address fake
online reviews: impact assessment
