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<p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Exiting the EU and the Department
for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have engaged with a range of
civil society organisations, including consumer groups, to understand their views
and to ensure that their expertise continues to contribute to ongoing negotiations.
This includes engagement through the Consumer Protection Partnership (CPP), an operational
and strategic group, chaired by BEIS.</p><p>We will continue to speak to consumer
groups as we move through the negotiation process to understand the impact on consumers
of the UK's exit from the EU, and to have a complete picture of consumers’ concerns.</p><p>My
Hon Friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility
has recently invited consumer groups to a roundtable to hear their views on key EU
Exit issues. A Minister from the Department for Exiting the European Union will also
attend. Details of ministerial meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly
Transparency Returns, which are made publicly available on <a href="http://gov.uk/"
target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p>
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