Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) (Amendment) Bill 2024

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Bill would stop primary ticket sellers from using “dynamic pricing” for cultural, entertainment, recreational and sporting events. In plain terms, it would ban sellers from raising ticket prices in real time because demand is high, and would also stop them advertising tickets priced that way. It matters because it aims to make tickets fairer and more predictable for the public, instead of letting prices jump just as people try to buy. Breaching the rule would be a criminal offence, with fines or prison for repeat offenders.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 so as to prohibit a primary ticket seller from engaging in dynamic pricing when selling, or advertising for sale, tickets or ticket packages for cultural, entertainment, recreational and sporting events, and to promote fairer access to tickets by prohibiting the sale, or advertising for sale, of tickets or ticket packages for a price that is adjusted or set by dynamic pricing to meet increased demand.

Last updated 28 May 2025