The CMA has been asked to examine the controversial subject of PCR travel tests by health secretary Sajid Javid, with the watchdog promising a response “within the next month”.
Three issues are currently being analysed by the CMA: whether PCR providers are breaching consumer law; whether there are “structural problems” in the market affecting price or reliability; and if the government can take any “immediate actions” to remedy these problems.
Competition regulator 'will not hesitate' over action on test providers
Government
Rob Gill
13 August 2021
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has insisted it will “not hesitate” to take enforcement action against providers of Covid travel tests who breach consumer law.
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