Policy paper

Rock Review on agricultural tenancies: government response

The government's response to the recommendations of Baroness Rock's independent review on tenant farming in England.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 24 May 2023
• Last updated: 25 May 2023
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  1. 25 May 2023

     Changed Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors to Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, requested by SME.

  2. 24 May 2023

     First published.

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Government response to the Rock Review: full report

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Government response to the Rock Review: by recommendation

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Details

These documents set out the government response to the Rock Review from the independent Tenancy Working Group (TWG) on tenant farming in England.

You can read the:

• full report for progress made and the actions the government will take
• line-by-line response to each recommendation

The Farm Tenancy Forum is a joint industry and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) group. It will help the government implement its response to the Rock Review.

Read the Farm Tenancy Forum: terms of reference for details on how the Forum will work.