Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator (Duty to Publish Certain Information) Regulations 2024 and Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator (Miscellaneous Listings) Order 2024: Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment

Consumer Assessment

The policy concerns the statutory sharing, publication and recording of information by the Adjudicator but not with regard to consumers. It will not have a direct impact on consumers.

1. Does the policy affect the quality, availability or price of any goods or services in a market?

The policy to add statutory requirements to the Adjudicator around sharing, publication and recording of information would not negatively impact on consumers. These measures could increase marginally the cost of the levy on pub-owning businesses, since pub-owning businesses may choose to pass additional costs onto their tied pub tenants.

2. Does the policy affect the essential services market, such as energy or water?

No

3. Does the policy involve storage or increased use of consumer data?

No

4. Does the policy increase opportunities for unscrupulous suppliers to target consumers?

No

5. Does the policy impact the information available to consumers on either goods or services, or their rights in relation to these?

No

6. Does the policy affect routes for consumers to seek advice or raise complaints on consumer issues?

No