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Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
How to get a licence to breed dogs, and the conditions you must meet.
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
Information on practices and procedures covered under the Plant Varieties Act 1997, the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations 1998 and the Seeds Regulations 2001.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
From 7 October 2025, dogs commercially imported from Romania must have a negative Brucella canis test result. Find out how to send samples to Great Britain for testing.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
List of organisations that issue horse passports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
How developers can create and enhance habitat off-site or buy biodiversity units to achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Find the 2022 update to the river basin management plans which describe the challenges that threaten the water environment and how these challenges can be managed.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
How to report farm animal welfare concerns to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in England.
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Find out what you must do as a public body when carrying out or approving activities on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
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