Richard Thompson. Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator, who will oversee the enforcement of our Fair Dealing regulations.

Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson is the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator.

Richard is a Lay Member of the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) Disciplinary Panel, Independent Complaints Assessor at the Data & Marketing Commission (DMC), and a Lay Member of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) Disciplinary Pool.

Richard was formerly Principal Ombudsman and Quality Director at the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). He was also Head of Consumer Enforcement at the Office of Communications (Ofcom), Competition Policy Manager at the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel), and Investigating Officer at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

Richard is also an accredited Commercial Mediator.

Farming podcast: how to build a fairer, more transparent supply chain 

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In this post, we share the latest podcast featuring Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator Richard Thompson with Paul Tompkins (NFU Dairy Board Chair) and Michael Masters (Barber's Farmhouse Cheesemakers). They discuss building a fairer, more transparent supply chain following new regulations. We also include a link to, and summary of, the ACSA's first annual report.

Fairer supply chains: supporting the pig sector

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The Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025 (FDOP2025) will come into force from 13 August. FDOP2025 is designed to make contracts fairer and more transparent across the pig industry. In this guest post, Richard Thompson, the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) shares an overview.

One year on: highlights and milestones of the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator

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Richard pictured this morning at the Great Yorkshire Show. Credit: Giles Hall.

In this post, Richard Thompson reflects on his first year as the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator, highlighting milestones and progress. He also shares insights from a recent sector survey and looks ahead to upcoming developments in the pig sector.

New rules for fair milk contracts: supporting dairy producers 

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The Fair Dealings Obligations (Milk) Regulations (FDOM24) set out how milk purchase contracts must operate. FDOM24 is designed to make these contracts fairer and more transparent across the dairy industry. In this guest post, Richard Thompson, the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) shares an overview of his role and what to look for in your contact.