Report into proposed regulation banning sales of peat in England
The OIM has accepted a request for a report from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in respect of a proposed regulation banning the sale of peat and peat-containing products in England.
The OIM will aim to complete and publish our report within 26 weeks, in line with the Guidance on the Operation of the CMA’s UK Internal Market functions.
Indicative project timetable
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2 August 2022 | Request received from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| 4 August 2022 | Request accepted |
| Mid-August to mid-October 2022 | Evidence gathering |
| By 2 February 2023 | Report provided to Secretary of State |
| By 17 February 2023 | Report published |
Published in line with the OIM’s approach to transparency and information disclosure. Any revisions made to the timetable will be published on this webpage.
Final report
21 February: The OIM provided the report to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 2 February 2023 and the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive on 21 February 2023. The report was published on 21 February 2023.
- Full report (21.2.23)
- Consumer survey technical report (21.2.23)
- Press notice: First internal market report finds proposed peat ban does not raise major concerns for businesses (21.2.23)
Request from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
4 August 2022: The OIM has accepted a request for a report from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in respect of a proposed regulation.
2 August 2022: The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs wrote to the Office for the Internal Market (OIM) requesting that it provide a report, under section 34(1) of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, on the Secretary of State’s proposed regulation that will ban the sale of peat and peat containing products. This proposed regulation applies to England.
The OIM will aim to consider this request and decide as to whether to accept or decline it within the next 20 working days.
Personal data
The OIM may collect, use and share personal data for its work. This includes processing personal data for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Further details are set out in the CMA’s Personal Information Charter.
Contacts
- Senior Responsible Officer: Rachel Merelie
- Project Director: James Macbeth
- Assistant Project Director: Natalie Dowey
- OIM project team: [email protected]
- CMA press team: 020 3738 6460 or [email protected]