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<p>The Consumer Protection Partnership (CPP) was formed in April 2012 to bring together
key partners within the consumer landscape to better identify, prioritise and coordinate
collective action to tackle the issues causing greatest harm to consumers.</p><p>Consumer
safety, including risks posed from unsafe electrical products is a priority for the
Department and the CPP offers one forum to ensure that stakeholders voices are heard
and engaged on this important issue.</p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards
is taking forward work to improve consumer safety by increasing rates of registration
for electronic products. We are examining mandatory registration and developing a
range of options, underpinned by research and a strong evidence base to understand
the obstacles to registration, consumer attitudes and the opportunities of new technology.
Research with 4,000 consumers has been undertaken and a field trial to test different
approaches is due to start in the Autumn.</p>
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