Question follow-through · 82695

Groceries Code Adjudicator

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to cover (a) farmers and (b) other indirect suppliers.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
16 Oct 2025
Target answer date
20 Oct 2025
Answer
24 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to cover (a) farmers and (b) other indirect suppliers.

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The government is currently undertaking the fourth statutory review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA). The review considers the GCA’s effectiveness in enforcing the Groceries Code between 31 March 2022 and 1 April 2025.The public consultation to the...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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