Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal

What we do

The Tribunal makes legally binding decisions about national listing of new varieties of plants, UK plant variety rights and certain forestry matters.

PVST is a tribunal non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

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Contact PVST

Find out about the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Zone H, Eastbrook, Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge
CB2 8DR

Email defra.helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal 0300 060 0474

Make an FOI request

1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
3. Make a new request by contacting us at:

FOI requests

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nobel House,
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR

Email defra.helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk

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