“Part 1A - Exempt redress schemes

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:25 am on 11 July 2023.

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An approved estate agents redress scheme

An approved postal operators redress scheme

An approved social housing ombudsman scheme

Approved public communications provider dispute procedures

The Financial Ombudsman Scheme

A qualifying lettings agency work redress scheme

A qualifying property management work redress scheme

A qualifying redress scheme for the gas or electricity sector”.

The amendment inserts a Part 1A in Schedule 22 listing schemes or similar arrangements that are to be “exempt redress schemes” for the purposes of Chapter 4 of Part 4 (ADR).

Amendment 110, in schedule 22, page 357, line 18, leave out “Part 1” and insert “this Schedule”.

This amendment is consequential on the insertion of Part 1A of Schedule 22 proposed by Amendment 109.

Amendment 111, in schedule 22, page 357, line 28, at end insert—

“‘approved social housing ombudsman scheme’ means a scheme which is approved for the purposed of

‘qualifying lettings agency work redress scheme’ means a redress scheme which is approved as mentioned in section 83(1)(a), or is a government scheme for the purposes of section 83(1)(b), of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013;

‘qualifying property management work redress scheme’ means a redress scheme which is approved as mentioned in section 84(1)(a), or is a government administered redress scheme for the purposes of section 84(1)(b), of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013;”.—

The amendment defines three expressions used in entries in Part 1A as proposed to be inserted by Amendment 109.

Schedule 22, as amended, agreed to.

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