Using Generative AI to help users resolve Trade Barriers
How DBT used a Large Language Model to increase knowledge sharing and improve its Market Access Service
Updated: Thu Mar 27 2025
Why clear and accurate pricing matters - and how businesses can get it right
Learn how we've been working to help consumers get clearer and more accurate price information, and what businesses can do to get it right.
Updated: Tue Mar 25 2025
Driving Fairness in Business: The rebuild of the Payment Practices Reporting Service
Late payments can threaten small businesses' growth and survival, making tackling this issue a key ministerial priority for DBT. Discover how the rebuilt Payment Practices Reporting Service is encouraging fairness and transparency, and how it supports the government's mission to build a resilient economy.
Updated: Tue Mar 18 2025
Authorised Corporate Service Providers: what you need to know
We'll soon be required to verify the identity of anyone who's submitting information to the public register, including those acting on behalf of a company. Find out how this could affect you.
Updated: Thu Mar 13 2025
Taking a responsible approach to company names
When setting up a company, you must choose an appropriate company name. Learn more about our approach to company names.
Updated: Thu Mar 13 2025
Third-party providers: Get ready to register as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider
If you're planning to verify the identity of clients for Companies House, you'll need to register your business as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP). Find out how to get your business ready.
Updated: Thu Mar 13 2025
Reflecting on a landmark year for Companies House
Louise Smyth CBE looks back on a transformative year for Companies House, and sets out what's ahead for 2025.
Updated: Wed Mar 12 2025
Our new consumer enforcement regime
Update from CMA CEO Sarah Cardell on the CMA's new consumer enforcement regime, ahead of our new powers coming into force on 6 April.
Updated: Tue Mar 11 2025
DBT's Machinery of Government: an insight into the teams behind the Single IT Platform migration project (part 1)
Find out more about the teams behind DBT's Single IT Platform migration as part of the Machinery of Government project.
Updated: Tue Mar 04 2025
New Procurement Act: exclusion and debarment on competition grounds - what suppliers and contractors need to know
On 24 February 2025, the Procurement Act 2023 came into force, driving greater efficiency, transparency, and fairness in public sector procurement. The Act introduces stronger rules on the exclusion of suppliers where they pose particular risks to public procurement. Changes ...
Updated: Mon Mar 03 2025
Growing as a data leader through a temporary promotion
Read how a temporary promotion lead to Leonardo Mazzone helping his new team to overcome some demanding challenges.
Updated: Mon Feb 24 2025
CMA to review pricing set by water regulator
Every 5 years, Ofwat (the water services regulation authority) decides how much money people should pay for water and sewerage services.
Updated: Wed Feb 19 2025
New CMA proposals to drive growth, investment and business confidence
A robust, independent competition regime should both drive growth and investment, and uphold consumer interests. This was at the heart of a speech I gave at Chatham House last November, and a view shared by our new Chair in his ...
Updated: Fri Feb 14 2025
DBT Data Challenge drives innovation
Department of Business and Trade's (DBT) Chief Data Officer Sian Thomas reflects on how a Data Challenge showcased the power of automation, big data analytics and the benefits of collaboration between Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) and core teams
Updated: Thu Jan 30 2025
Competition that drives growth and investment - reflections on joining the CMA
The government has set out economic growth as its top priority and has done so for good and sound reasons. Without growth, there is no money to support the rebuilding of our vital public services and no prosperity for hardworking ...
Updated: Wed Jan 29 2025
Fostering innovation and collaboration: Insights from DBT's first AI conference
Cross government AI professionals met to share ideas from their different AI initiatives.
Updated: Mon Jan 20 2025
Launching the Fair Payment Code: helping businesses get paid on time
The Small Business Commissioner is an independent public body, tackling unfavourable payment practices in the UK. Here's everything you need to know about their new Fair Payment Code.
Updated: Fri Jan 17 2025
Secondment opportunities for competition and consumer lawyers
We are launching a new round of secondment opportunities for lawyers, to start on 7 April 2025. Since its launch in June 2018, almost 60 secondees from over 20 law firms have taken part in the programme and we are now ...
Updated: Tue Jan 14 2025
Top 10 technologies - a CMA horizon scanning perspective
In today's rapidly evolving technological and digital landscape, staying ahead of emerging trends is more important than ever. Being on the front foot - so that regulators and governments can keep pace with fast-moving markets - will help ensure that ...
Updated: Mon Dec 23 2024
Managing your product manager- a support team's guide
How customer support teams can help product teams to experience the challenges that their users face
Updated: Tue Dec 17 2024
Transforming the DBT Intranet
How we are using user-centred design to transform and update the Department for Business and Trade's intranet
Updated: Tue Dec 17 2024
Loyalty pricing: what shoppers and supermarkets need to know
Are you a member of a supermarket loyalty scheme? If so, do you trust that the loyalty discounts are as good as they seem, and that you are getting a good deal? The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is working ...
Updated: Wed Nov 27 2024
Our new powers to challenge and change company names
We're running stronger checks on company names which may give a false or misleading impression to the public. Find out how this may affect you or your company.
Updated: Thu Nov 14 2024
True or false: top ten beliefs about bankruptcy
If you can't pay your debts, there are various solutions that can help. It is important to seek free debt advice from a money adviser before making any decision on problem debt solutions. Free advice can be sought from: Debt ...
Updated: Thu Nov 14 2024
What it's like to be an intelligence officer at Companies House
Read about the role of an intelligence officer at Companies House.
Updated: Tue Nov 12 2024