Groceries Adjudicator to Join Defra Under Department Transfer

Government Moves Grocery Watchdog To Defra

Responsibility for the UK’s grocery watchdog is set to transfer to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in a move aimed at strengthening fairness across the food supply chain.The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), which regulates relationships between the UK’s largest supermarket retailers and their direct suppliers, will shift from the Department for Business and Trade to Defra from 1 July 2026.The change is designed to…

Groceries adjudicator to join Defra under department transfer

The UK's Groceries Code Adjudicator will soon be responsible for Defra instead of the DBT as a result of a new departmental transfer.

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