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Department of Trade and Industry and successors: Consumer and Competition Policy...

Catalogue reference: NK 73

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NK 73

This series consists of the registered files of the Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy Divisions and successors. The files are concerned with UK competition policy and casework on mergers and monopoly, and anti-competitive practices. It also...

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NK 73

Title
Department of Trade and Industry and successors: Consumer and Competition Policy Division: Registered Files (KZ and ZY Series)
Date

1992-2001

Description

This series consists of the registered files of the Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy Divisions and successors. The files are concerned with UK competition policy and casework on mergers and monopoly, and anti-competitive practices. It also includes files covering legislation and Mergers and Monopolies Commission (MMC) references.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

KZ prefix, ZY prefix series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of Trade and Industry, Competition Policy and Utilities Review Team Directorate, 1998-1999
  • Department of Trade and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy Directorate, 1997-1998
  • Department of Trade and Industry, Consumer Affairs Division, 1983-1996
Physical description

103 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2023 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Subjects
Topics
Trade and commerce
Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

3.1.1 The principal policies and actions of the UK central government and English and Welsh Governments. OSP 43 on Competition Case files has also been used to guide selection.

Administrative / biographical background

The Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy (CACP) Division was part of the Department of Trade and Industry. The Division was primarily concerned with competition policy and casework, UK mergers and monopolies, and anti-competitive practices. Other areas of work covered by the Division were legislation and Mergers and Monopolies Commission (MMC) references under section 11 of the Competition Act 1980.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16458528/

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