Information relating to misconduct in the workplace at the GCA
Published 10 June 2022
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7th Floor, The Cabot
25 Cabot Square
London E14 4QZ
T: +44 (0) 207 215 6537
E: Enquiries@GroceriesCode.gov.uk
www.gov.uk/gca
Sent by email 1 June 2022
Freedom of Information Act: Request for information on Groceries Code Adjudicator activities
Thank you for your email dated 25 May 2022 regarding misconduct in the workplace at the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA). In your email you asked for the following information:
- How many of your staff have been accused of a) sexual misconduct, or b) other professional misconduct in the workplace since 1st January 2021?
- How many of your staff have been disciplined for a) sexual misconduct, or b) other professional misconduct in the workplace since 1st January 2021?
Duty to confirm or deny whether the GCA holds the information
Under section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FoIA”), anyone making a request for information to the GCA, as a public authority, is entitled to be informed in writing whether it holds that information, and if so, to be supplied with it.
I can confirm that no staff have been accused of, or disciplined for, sexual misconduct or other professional misconduct in the workplace since 1st January 2021. Accordingly, responses to your questions are as follows (numbered to match the numbering in the request above):
1a) None. 1b) None. 2a) None. 2b) None.
Appeals Procedure
If you wish to complain about the way in which your request for information has been handled, you may seek an internal review by writing, setting out the reasons you feel your request has not been dealt with effectively, to:
The FOI Review Co-ordinator
Groceries Code Adjudicator
7th Floor
25 Cabot Square
London E14 4QZ
Alternatively you can email: enquiries@groceriescode.gov.uk
We will aim to deal with your Internal Review request within 20 working days of receipt or, if that is not possible, advise you of a date when we expect to complete the review. If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the Internal Review you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioners Office. The contact address is:
Information Commissioners Office
FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,