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Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.

This page summarises advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.

Data on gifts that ministers gave and received, their external meetings and any overseas travel.

Data on senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality, and the permanent secretary’s meetings with external organisations.

It is the first case detected in the 2024/25 vector season – a 20km temporary control zone has been put

Strict new controls suspending personal imports of certain sheep and goat commodities, such as meat, cheese and milk products, have

Approved laboratories for testing of salmonella in poultry, broilers and turkeys under the Salmonella National Control Programmes.

Forms for pest controllers to apply for a glue trap licence, report action taken under a licence, and to give

Information for pest controllers about the rules for using glue traps to catch rodents, and how to apply for a

Farmer opinion tracker for England detailed results

How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.

Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for peste des petits ruminants in Eastern Europe.

Decision on application for authorisations under UK REACH.

Decision on application for authorisation under UK REACH.

Decision on application for authorisation under UK REACH.

How Defra will use your personal information when you respond to a consultation or call for evidence.

Use Sam to submit TB test results online if you are an Official Veterinarian (OV) or Approved TB Tester (ATT).

Decision on application for authorisation under UK REACH.

Decision on application for authorisation under UK REACH.

Decision on application for authorisation under UK REACH.

The government has today launched a consultation to double reimbursement for water company customers when their basic water services are

Sign in or create an account for your organisation to report packaging data. This means it can comply with extended

The large-scale fly-tipping occurred across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex.

Consultation on proposals to evolve badger control policy and support responsible cattle movements and purchasing. This is part of the

Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products

Check the full list of commodity codes that need individual labels in phases 1 and 2 under the Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs delivered a speech at the Summer Stakeholder Reception in the Garden

Find out about the process and costs to apply for Defra disinfectant approval.

Provides an initial response to the OEP’s report on the implementation of the water framework directive regulations and river basin

New report shows the dire state of nature and the need for accelerated action

Setting out the progress made in 2023 to 2024 towards the goals set in the 2023 Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP23).

What tags to use when exporting or moving sheep and goats outside of GB, including to Northern Ireland, what movement

The monitoring, record keeping and reporting you must do and how you’ll be regulated.

The Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have written

If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging, this spreadsheet can help you generate a

The UK native breeds at risk (NBAR) list is for reference when claiming payments under the Rural Development Programme for

Preliminary outbreak assessment for lumpy skin disease in North Africa and East Asia.

The exercise was held to ensure robust plans are in place in case of dam failure and is part of

Find out how to take samples from processed ABPs and find laboratories to test them, and what to do if

Spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.

Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.

Fill in this RMOP form to get approval from APHA to transport pets or assistance dogs to England, Scotland or

Fill in this RMOP form to get approval from APHA to transport pets or assistance dogs to England, Scotland or

How to nominate yourself or someone else for a Bees’ Needs champion award, and how to get involved in Bees’

Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself

Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you’re not required to

How to make a complaint to the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator

In the event of a bluetongue outbreak, controls will be imposed to prevent the spread of disease via the germinal

Guidance for EU exporters, exporters from the rest of the world and UK importers, on how to import groupage or

Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants and plant products.

Get authorisation to use Northern Ireland plant health labels (NIPHL) and see the list of regulated plants for planting.

Preliminary outbreak assessment for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in Australia.

Updated outbreak assessment for African swine fever in wild boar and domestic pigs in Eastern Europe, Belgium and Sweden.

Updated outbreak assessment for African swine fever in wild boar and domestic pigs in Eastern Europe, Belgium and Sweden.

Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.

Reduce the risk of disease and find out where listed diseases have been confirmed in England and Wales

Connectivity and Accessibility Statistics for Rural England – June 2024

Bluetongue does not affect human health or food safety.

Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals

Reports from stock distribution working groups and agreed records of annual consultations on the management of Norwegian spring spawning herring,

List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.

The UK’s £500 million Blue Planet Fund supports developing countries to protect the marine environment and reduce poverty.

Monthly UK statistics on cattle, sheep and pig slaughter and meat production.

The Farm Practices Survey (FPS) asks questions about how farming practices in England are affected by current agricultural and environmental

The Farm Practices Survey (FPS) asks questions about how farming practices in England are affected by current agricultural and environmental

Timeline showing the topics covered on each of the farm practices surveys.

The Farm Practices Survey (FPS) in England relating to greenhouse gas mitigation.

Previously published copies of the monthly National Statistics publication on the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered in the

Data sets to accompany the Agriculture in the United Kingdom publication.

Annual statistics giving an indicator of the long-term performance of the UK agricultural industry.

Find out how to import live fish, molluscs and crustaceans for farming, ornamental, or any other purpose except direct human

Owners must ensure their cat is microchipped

How livestock keepers in high-risk counties of England can get free bluetongue testing for their animals.

This is a list of large organisations (‘producers’) who have reported their data using the report packaging data (RPD) service.

Trials in England to allocate fishing quota differently via a community quota scheme in Cornwall and a quota application mechanism.

The UK has self-declared freedom from highly pathogenic avian influenza

See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.

Owners of registered XL Bully dogs that were aged 12 months or older on 31 January 2024 must have their dogs

Investigations carried out to describe and explain cases of avian influenza (bird flu).

New legislation creates specific offences for dog and cat abduction in England and Northern Ireland

Annual summary of the work carried out by the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP).

Complete this expression of interest (EOI) form if you want to take part in the Forestry Commission’s tree health pilot

Find out what documents you need, and records you must keep, to meet animal welfare in transport requirements.

Ministerial direction relating to the clearance of illegally dumped waste from Hoads Wood in Kent.

Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.

Find out what documents you need, and records you must keep, to meet animal welfare in transport requirements.

What you must do to protect the welfare of animals during transport.

Information about Sevington BCP and the checks that take place there. 

How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.

Planning rules coming into force today make it easier to convert unused farm buildings into new homes, farm shops and

Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer from July will give the sector a clear path forward and boost farm business resilience.

The 439-hectare National Nature Reserve will be a haven for people and a rich variety of species including kingfishers, rare

Call for public and UK beekeepers to keep watch and report any sightings of Asian hornets this summer.

Grants awarded across 26 local authorities to target fly-tipping hotspots

Ministers are receiving regular updates on a Boil Water Notice from South West Water, which is impacting 16,000 households and

When you need to use a movement licence and designated slaughterhouses for bluetongue restricted premises.

How to report dead wild birds.

Experts can now apply to advise Defra on new ways to finance innovation and achieve a return on investment, including

Julian Glover, Nick Folland and Baroness Kate Rock appointed to the departmental board