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The
Fair Markets Group has been created to help DTI work
with business, employees and consumers to drive up
UK productivity and competitiveness, with the aim
of promoting prosperity for all.
The
Group's role is to deliver a competitive framework
for the growth of successful businesses and jobs,
and a fair deal for consumers. In doing this, we aim
for:
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open and dynamic markets with economic reform in
Europe and freedom in world trade and an effective
competition regime
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confident participants, including empowered employees,
dynamic businesses and active consumers and investors
who are assured by the fairness and integrity of
the market framework and are well informed about
rights and responsibilities.
The Group has a cross cutting role in DTI to strengthen
our European and global impact. This is being taken
forward by Richard Carden, Director General of Europe
and World Trade.
We
also promote better regulation throughout DTI, with
full recognition of small business concerns. This
cross-cutting DTI project is led from the Fair Markets
DG's Office in partnership with the Regulation and
Small Business Policy Directorate within the Small
Business Service
We
are divided into a number of Directorates:
Europe
and World Trade brings together the former Trade
and Europe Policy directorates
and aims to make the UK an effective partner in the
EU, and more widely, to develop open, dynamic and
efficient markets and so contribute to creating a
highly productive UK economy within a competitive
EU and a sustainable world trading environment. These
webpages are under development and we hope to have
a link for EWT in the near future.
Company
Law and Investigations work closely with business
to maintain and develop an effective and competitive
legal framework which gives confidence to investors
and creditors.
Consumer and Competition
Policy takes the lead within Government on consumer
and competition policy in the UK, in the European Union
and internationally.
Employment
Relations works to maintain a balanced framework
for commercial activity and encourages a skilled and
flexible labour market founded on the principle of
social partnership.
The Women
and Equality Unit joined Fair Markets Group on 28
May 2002. It has responsibility for Gender
Equality and Equality co-ordination across Whitehall,
and helping the Government deliver on issues of
interest to women and minority ethnic groups.
The
Group also sponsors the Low
Pay Commission which is an independent NDPB.
We
shall be pleased to receive your comments
on the FM site.
Last revised 05 November 2002
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