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Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) framework document

The broad governance framework within which relations between Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will operate.

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Department for Business and Trade and Groceries Code Adjudicator
• Published: 23 June 2022

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Groceries Code Adjudicator and Department for Business, Energy and the Industrial Strategy framework document

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The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) is a statutory office holder and enforces the Groceries Supply Code of Practice which aims to ensure that large grocery retailers treat their direct suppliers lawfully and fairly. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is the GCA’s sponsor department and the framework document sets out the broad governance framework within which the GCA and BEIS operate, including:

• roles and responsibilities
• accountability and assurance
• governance and structure
• management and financial responsibilities

Published 23 June 2022