Analysis Group

Roger Witcomb

Chair

Robin Aaronson

Professor John Cubbin

Malcolm Nicholson

Professor Michael Waterson

The Analysis Group oversees the CC’s role in analysing the effects on competition of mergers in merger references, and features in markets during market investigations, ensuring that the CC’s expertise and guidance is appropriately developed and applied. The Analysis Group does so by:

• Evaluating inquiry outcomes: the Analysis Group reviews appropriate learning points on analysis, including appropriate points highlighted at the end-of-inquiry review meeting. In addition, the Analysis Group oversees an ongoing programme of ex post evaluation of inquiries and reviews relevant research.
• Developing analytical policy: the Analysis Group oversees the development of policy and guidance on the CC’s approach to analysing mergers and market investigations, prior to adoption or publication by the Council or Chairman of the CC where appropriate.
• The Analysis Group may not assess or comment on current inquiries unless requested to do so by the relevant Inquiry Group.

The activities of the Analysis Group are reported to Council through the Chief Executive’s report or, where necessary, through other ad hoc reports.

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