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Groceries Code Adjudicator

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 July 2026UIN 13540

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Groceries Code Adjudicator's remit to allow oversight across the whole supply chain.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

Transferring responsibility for the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will enable greater alignment across the policy framework for fair treatment of businesses in the agricultural and groceries supply chain, while maintaining the GCA’s statutory purpose and independence.

The Government will continue to monitor the effectiveness of the overall regulatory regime and where there is a clear case for change, we will consider further reform.

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