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.
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.
