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The new regulations also include an enforcement regime, that will be processed via the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator.

Coinciding with the new introduction of FDOM24, the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) launched a series of online webpages providing guidance to help anyone lodge a complaint. On these pages you can find:

• More information about the ASCA and office, including contact details, what a farmer/producer can complain to them about, and what happens if doing so.
• A complaints form that needs to be filled in and submitted to make a relevant complaint.
• Statutory Guidance to FDOM24 covering matters that will be taken into account when deciding any civil penalty or compensation payable if there has been a breach of the Regulations, as well as rights to make representations during the complaints process, and the right to appeal to the First-tier tribunal if the claimant is unhappy with the outcome of their complaint.
• Additional Guidance to FDOM24.

These can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-agricultural-supply-chain-adjudicator-asca-making-a-complaint