The Office of Fair Trading has published a strategy document to better protect consumers who shop online in the UK. The OFT would like to undertake more effective enforcement, improve compliance by businesses and empower consumers with better knowledge. In particular, the OFT believes that more effective enforcement will be achieved by sharing more data and co-operating with other enforcement bodies such as trading standards and the police. Anyone not complying with Distancing Selling Regulations and other laws that affect online selling: watch out!
