UK ministries failed to keep minutes of CMA meetings over housebuilders probe
By Jon Menon ( February 11, 2026, 11:55 GMT | Insight) -- Two UK government ministries didn't keep internal notes or minutes of meetings with the Competition and Markets Authority during a live cartel probe of big housebuilders, freedom of information requests reveal. The regulator said it holds a note for at least 10 meetings. An absence of documentation conflicts with legal guidance for government departments and makes it harder to show that the CMA was free from influence in investigating.Two UK government ministries didn't keep internal notes or minutes of numerous meetings with the UK antitrust watchdog during a live investigation into alleged anticompetitive conduct by housebuilders, they have revealed....
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