Groceries (Supply Chain Practices) Market Investigation Order 2009
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The Groceries (Supply Chain Practices) Market Investigation Order 2009 is a regulatory order made by the Competition Commission using powers from the Enterprise Act 2002.[1] It regulates the supply chain of the British retail grocery industry.
Code of practice
[edit]The order sets out a Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP), known informally as the Groceries Code, to regulate the relationship between food suppliers and a number of designated large retailers, a list of which is maintained by the government.[2]
Designated retailers
[edit]The designated retailers were defined to be companies in the grocery retail business with a turnover of over £1 billion.[3]
At the date of the creation of the Code of Practice, the designated retailers were:
Since then, the following retailers have been added to the list:
Code compliance
[edit]The 2019 Order requires each of the designated retailers to appoint a Code Compliance Officer (CCO), who can be contacted by the retailer's suppliers if they have any concerns about compliance with the code. The CCO must be independent of the retailer's buying section and the CCO is expected to deal in confidence with the supplier.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Groceries (Supply Chain Practices) Market Investigation Order". GOV.UK. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "GSCOP Explanatory Note" (PDF). publishing.service.gov.uk.
- ^ Malik, Xameerah (2025-07-29). "Debate on the Groceries Code Adjudicator". House of Commons Library.
- ^ "Notice of Designation for Amazon.com Incorporated". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "Notice of designation of B&M European Value Retail S.A." GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "Notice of Designation for TJ Morris Ltd (Home Bargains)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "Notice of Designation for Ocado Retail Ltd". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Groceries Code Adjudicator, Code Compliance Officer contact details and commitment to confidentiality, updated on 7 October 2024, accessed on 10 October 2024
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Groceries Supply Code of Practice at the gov.uk website
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