In January 2019 we published our final Terms of Reference (ToR) which set out an indicative timetable for our work and explained we would provide updates to this as required.
Today we are giving an update on our timings. We now plan to publish our interim report for consultation in Q1 2020, rather than by the end of 2019 as originally set out in the ToR.
During our information gathering and analysis phase, we have had to consider a number of additional issues in the submissions we received about the information we will be collecting. This, together with onboarding and conducting due diligence on the consultants we’ve appointed to help with our analysis, has impacted on our original timetable.
Our updated plan of work is below.
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Information gathering and analysis |
Collect evidence and information from market participants |
Until end October 2019 |
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Conduct merchant survey |
August and September 2019 |
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Analysis of evidence and information gathered |
Until end December 2019 |
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Interim report |
Publish interim report |
Q1 2020 |
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Final report |
Conduct hearings |
Q2 2020 |
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Publish final report |
Q3 2020 |