A compliance checklist for the new UK subscription rules, kept up to date as they change
Work through each requirement of the subscription regime in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, with the passage and a link to the official source, and tick off your own progress. We track the official sources and flag checklist items for re-checking when an approved change touches them. It is a tracking aid, not certification or legal advice.
The government has announced the rules will come into force in January 2027; the exact date will be set in regulations.
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Guides to the new rules
One question each, answered in plain English from the official sources.
- Do I have to let customers cancel online?
- Subscription cooling-off periods in the UK
- Do the new subscription rules apply to existing subscribers?
- CMA fines for subscription businesses
The problem
The rules are in the Act, but the detail keeps moving: government consultation responses, commencement regulations and CMA guidance. Under the Act the CMA can fine businesses directly for consumer-law breaches, up to 10% of global annual turnover. Keeping up means watching several official pages that change without warning.
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How it works
- Every six hours we check the Act, government consultation pages and CMA guidance for changes.
- Nothing is published until a person has approved it. Anything uncertain, or touching dates, refunds, cancellation deadlines or penalties, is held for review.
- Every alert links to the official source and quotes the passage it relies on.
Pricing
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- A compliance checklist of the requirements published in the Act, with a progress scorecard you keep yourself (a tracking aid, not certification)
- Checklist items flagged for re-checking when an approved change touches them
- Instant alerts
- Fuller plain-English summaries of what each change means for subscription businesses, based on the published requirements
- Weekly digest
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- Monthly digest of approved changes
- Notice if the start date or commencement regulations change
- Link to the official source every time
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Not legal advice
Subscription Compass reports what official sources have published. It is general information, not legal advice, and it does not certify that anyone complies with the law. Check the official source, and take professional advice before acting on anything you read here.