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Competition

2 recommendations 100% accepted

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Accepted (2)
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recommendation across 2 inquiries

Across 2 inquiries

Tagged Recommendations

2 total
F131 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Development of alternative sources of provision

Commissioners need, wherever possible, to identify and make available alternative sources of provision. This may mean that commissioning has to be undertaken on behalf of consortia of commissioning groups to …

- The Provider Selection Regime (PSR), introduced in January 2024 under SI 2023/1348, provides commissioners with a structured framework for identifying and selecting alternative providers. …
Commissioners
L88 Accepted Leveson Inquiry

Plurality Thresholds Lower Than Competition

The levels of influence that would give rise to concerns in relation to plurality must be lower, and probably considerably lower, than the levels of concentration that would give rise …

- Ofcom's Measurement Framework for Media Plurality (2015) distinguishes between competition concerns (market power) and plurality concerns (diversity of viewpoints), noting that plurality concerns may …
UK Government