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Groceries Code Adjudicator: Staff

Asked by Tim FarronLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 26 February 2025UIN 31864

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff worked for the Grocery Code Adjudicator in (a) 2015, (b) 2020, (c) 2022 and (d) 2024.

Answered by Justin Madders

The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) and his office is funded via a levy charged on the regulated retailers. Under the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013, the GCA may second staff from any other public bodies. GCA staff numbers, at 31 March each year, as stated in their Annual Reports and Accounts, were:

a) 2015/2016 – 5 secondees

b) 2020/2021 – 4 secondees

c) 2022/2023 – 7 secondees

d) 2023/2024 – 8 secondees

As of 26 February 2025 there are 9 secondees.

These reports are available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/gca-annual-reports-and-accounts

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