Groceries Code Adjudicator
(asked on 2nd December 2014) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of whether to give the Groceries Code Adjudicator the power to impose fines.
This question was answered on 5th December 2014
As required by section 9 of the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013, the Adjudicator has consulted on a proposed maximum penalty, and has made a recommendation to the Secretary of State. This is currently the subject of cross-Government Ministerial consideration.