Question follow-through · 87023

Groceries Code Adjudicator

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.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
31 Oct 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
11 Nov 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    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 ...

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