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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 April 2012
1.1. In 1968 the government of the day set up a committee under Lord Crowther to carry out a wide-ranging review of consumer credit. At that time only a few aspects of this complex field were covered by legislation and there was a minimal degree of control and consumer protection. The Crowther Committee reported in March 1971 with a fairly voluminous report, making extensive recommendations for changes in the law and for greatly increased control of this increasingly important area of consumer affairs.