Closed consultation

Groceries Code Adjudicator: statutory review, 2019 to 2022

From:
Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published
19 July 2022
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Summary

We're seeking views and evidence which will allow the government to assess the performance of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) against the measures set out in the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013.

This consultation ran from
to

Consultation description

The requires the government to review periodically the performance of the GCA. This statutory review covers the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022.

The Act specifies the issues which the Review must address:

  • how the GCA鈥檚 powers have been exercised
  • how effective the GCA has been in enforcing the Code
  • whether to amend or replace the
  • whether to make an Order setting out the information that the GCA may consider when deciding whether to investigate

The Act specifies who must be consulted as part of the Review:

  • GCA
  • Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
  • retailers subject to the Code
  • one or more persons representing the interest of suppliers
  • one or more persons representing the interests of consumers
  • any other appropriate person (we have not identified any specific person or persons here and welcome contributions from any interested person)

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