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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.

  • Importers and import agents need to use IPAFFS to notify authorities about imports to Great Britain.

  • How councils deal with complaints about noise at night, intruder alarms, construction noise and loudspeakers in the street.

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

  • Apply for a FETF grant for help to buy items that improve productivity, manage slurry and improve animal health and welfare.

  • Find out if you’re eligible for delinked payments, how they’re calculated and when you’ll receive them.

  • Where you’ll find clean air zones, how to check if you’ll need to pay a charge and create a business account, and what support or exemptions are available.

  • How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.

  • Definition of single-use vapes and reusable vapes, information on regulation and enforcement, and how to recycle vapes.

  • Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).

  • Workplace recycling in England changed on 31 March 2025. Guidance for all businesses, charities and public sector organisations on separating recyclable waste.

  • How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.

  • How to register if you keep up to 49 birds, including any you keep as pets.

  • Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.

  • Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.

  • Official Veterinarians (OVs) and Food Competent Certifying Officers (FCCOs) in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.

  • A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.

  • The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.

  • Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.

  • Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.