Consultation outcome

TSEs: amending the regulations in England and Wales

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
2 November 2017
Last updated
23 May 2018 — See all updates
This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses, government response and next steps

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Detail of outcome

We received 17 responses to this consultation. We will be making changes to these regulations:

  • Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2010
  • Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2008

The amendments will make them consistent with EU rules and provide appropriate enforcement powers. Defra and the Welsh Government are working to draft these changes and intend to lay them in Parliament later this year (2018).

Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on updating the rules for the prevention, control and eradication of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs).

This consultation was held on another website.

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Consultation description

We want to know what you think about amending the English and Welsh regulations on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs). TSEs are a family of diseases which include Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and scrapie in sheep and goats.

The changes would:

  • bring UK law regarding controls on feeding animal protein and handling of Specified Risk Material into line with EU regulations
  • update scrapie compensation rates paid to farmers for sheep and goats
  • transfer the cost of sampling fallen cattle, which require testing for BSE, to the farming industry
  • make other minor amendments

These changes would apply to the regulations:

Published 2 November 2017
Last updated 23 May 2018 + show all updates

  1. Summary of responses (including government response and next steps) added.

  2. First published.