| ARTICLES | 2009 | MARCH |

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Articles - March 2009

	OFT's Annual Plan published The OFT sets out responsive approach for uncertain times.
	OFT Bank Payment and Cheque Clearing Payment Systems working better for consumers but more to be done, OFT finds.
	Holland & Barrett/Julian Graves merger OFT refers Holland & Barrett / Julian Graves merger to the Competition Commission.
	Parents and flexible working requests Flexible working is being extended to parents of children aged 16 or under.
	OFT initiates a debate on self regulation Discussion on self regulation and industry-led compliance.
	Changes to OFT consumer credit licence fees
	Safer switching for consumers Ofcom to strengthen rules on mis-selling.
	Emergency Numbers called from mobiles Ofcom sets out proposals to enable mobile calls to 999 or 112 to work on any network.
	UK to lose 48 hour opt-out EU votes to remove UK’s 48 hour maximum working week opt-out.
	New measures to combat loan sharks New measures to tackle criminals illegally lending money were announced today.
	Prime Minister unveils real help for consumers The Prime Minister today announced a package of real help and protection for consumers struggling to make ends meet because of the global downturn.
	Unarranged overdrafts - Court of Appeal Ruling Court of Appeal judgment on the fairness of overdraft charging welcomed by OFT.
	The Consulting Association ICO Prosecutes The Consulting Association over Data Protection breach.
	Stimulus to super-fast broadband Ofcom clears the way for super-fast broadband services for UK homes and businesses.
	Data Protection breach Consulting Company Holds Secret Personal Data.
	Job Seekers Fraud Identified Advice issued to job seekers by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner.
	070 personal numbering Update Ofcom today published a statement on its review of the 070 personal numbering range.
	Royal Mail PAF Charges RM proposes important changes to the Postcode Address File (PAF) Licence.
	Data Protection Act Amendments Data Protection Act amendments pass Second Reading in Commons.

| ARTICLES | 2009 | MARCH |