Editing Empowerment (section)

===Consumer empowerment===
A [[consumer]] empowerment strategy was put in place in the United Kingdom by the 2010-2015 [[Coalition Government 2010-2015|coalition government]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-steps-making-midata-a-reality--2|title=Next steps making midata a reality – GOV.UK|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=27 April 2017}}</ref> The strategy, produced by the [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills]] and the [[Behavioural Insights Team]] at the UK [[Cabinet Office]], sought to introduce voluntary measures and "nudges" which could help consumers "find and adopt the best choices for their circumstances and needs".<ref name=bc>Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a78c18e40f0b63247699ecb/12-1324-better-choices-better-deals-report-on-progress-on-the-consumer-empowerment-strategy.pdf Better Choices: Better Deals: Report on progress on the Consumer Empowerment Strategy], URN 12/1324, published December 2012, accessed 27 December 2023</ref> Activities promoted by the strategy included the ''midata'' programme under the direction of Professor [[Nigel Shadbolt]], annual [[credit card]] usage statements, collective purchasing schemes, and presentational work on [[Energy Performance Certificate (United Kingdom)|Energy Performance Certificates]], motor vehicle sales literature and [[food hygiene]] ratings, so that consumers can make better use of the information they contain.<ref name=bc />{{rp|Annex}}