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Groceries Code Adjudicator

Asked by Kerry McCarthyLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 87023

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish his response to the Grocery Code Adjudicator statutory review, which closed on 5 August 2025.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The fourth statutory review of the effectiveness of the GCA covers the period from 31 March 2022 – 1 April 2025. The review commenced on 1 April 2025 and a consultation to gather stakeholder views and evidence closed 5 August. The government is currently analysing responses to the consultation, alongside other publicly available evidence, and will publish a report on the findings of the review as soon as practicable.

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