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Defra takes control of Groceries Code Adjudicator role

Move from Department for Business and Trade follows recommendation outlined in Baroness Batters' Farming Profitability Review

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Groceries Code Adjudicator Mark White will now report to Defra following Baroness Minette Batters' Farming Profitability Review recommendation
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Groceries Code Adjudicator Mark White will now report to Defra following Baroness Minette Batters' Farming Profitability Review recommendation

Responsibility for the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) is set to move to Defra over the coming months, as the Government looks to strengthen fairness across the UK's food supply chain. Mark White,...

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