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Competition Watchdog
Coverage of Competition Watchdog in the Nexus archive.
- StubHub UK ordered to pay £1.5mn penalty for ‘drip pricing’
StubHub UK was ordered to pay a £1.5 million penalty by a competition watchdog for 'drip pricing', a practice where additional charges are not included in advertised prices. The ticket seller failed to display all costs upfront to customers.
- Nurseries in England charging extra fees to cover funding gap, campaigners say
Nurseries in England are charging parents extra fees to cover a government underfunding gap in free childcare hours, with some families paying thousands annually for consumables. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has requested a competition watchdog investigation into hidden charges.