Supermarkets: Unfair Practices
2026-05-20 · Department for Business and Trade · HL383 · Official question
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the role of the Grocery Code Adjudicator to permit the adjudicator to review unfair practices in supermarkets on their own initiative.
Answer
The Government's Statutory Review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) 2022-2025 was published on 14 April 2026. The role of GCA is to regulate the relationship between the largest grocery retailers and their direct suppliers by enforcing compliance wi...