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How to deal with wild birds causing a health or safety issue, or a problem on your farm or fishery and when you need a licence.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Find out what you can do to stop deer causing damage to your property.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Protecting staff, passengers and property on public transport: police roles, CCTV and witness evidence use, tools to restrict anti-social acts
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
This guidance aims to provide help for those seeking to better understand the requirements and practical application of the regulations.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
How to assess a planning application when there are ancient woodland, ancient trees or veteran trees on or near a proposed development site.
How residents in high-rise residential buildings should avoid increasing or creating building safety risks and what to expect from accountable persons.
How to prepare for a flood: who to contact, how to protect your property, get insurance.
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
Find out how to make a complaint about how Prevent has been applied.
Health and safety issues and regulations for farm vehicles, machinery and equipment: risk assessments and good practice.
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