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  • Animal health and welfare framework (2018)

    A framework to help local authorities in England carry out controls under animal health and welfare legislation.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Contingency plan for managing certain animal related endemic zoonotic disease incidents

    This zoonoses contingency plan explains how Defra will manage incidents of certain endemic zoonotic diseases in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plant biosecurity strategy for Great Britain

    Seeking views on how we can work together to protect Great Britain from the risks of harmful plant pests and diseases.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plant health: provisional common framework

    How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on plant health policy.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plant varieties and seeds: provisional common framework

    How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together in policy areas covering plant varieties and seeds.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • VMD Regulatory Science Strategy 2021-2026

    Creating a modernised and responsive scientific basis for regulating veterinary medicines.

    • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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  • Fur market in Great Britain

    Seeking views on the fur market in Great Britain to help shape government policy in relation to the fur trade.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Changes to the rules on bringing pets into Great Britain

    We are seeking your views on our proposed changes to the rules around the movement of pets into Great Britain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • G7 Chief Veterinary Officer meeting chair’s summary, 4 May 2021

    This chair’s summary was produced as part of the G7 Chief Veterinary Officer meeting, which took place on 4 May 2021 as a side event to the G7 Climate and Environment Track.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals

    The contingency plan provides an overview of the response to an outbreak of exotic notifiable disease at the UK level.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Smarter rules for safer food: what we are doing

    Information on the smarter rules for safer food package which will improve protection against animal disease and pests in the food chain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • UKSF: UK approach to animal health surveillance

    Report by the UK Surveillance Forum (UKSF) on the UK approach to animal health surveillance.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
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  • Animal disease control strategy: equine infectious anaemia

    This document sets out a framework for how an outbreak of equine infectious anaemia in Great Britain would be managed.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Discussion: reviewing import controls on live animals and products of animal origin

    We are seeking your views on the effectiveness of import controls on live animals and products of animal origin in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • TSEs: amending the regulations in England and Wales

    Seeking views on updating the rules for the prevention, control and eradication of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Statutory plant health services: changing fees in England and Wales (2017)

    Defra and Welsh Government are seeking views on changing how we charge for statutory plant health services in England and Wales.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Review of controls on imports of animals and animal products: April 2014 to March 2016

    This is the 12th review of controls on imports of animals and animal products (April 2014 to March 2016).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Updating the marketing of fruit plant and propagating material regulations

    Seeking views on our plans to update the Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material 2010 regulations in England and Wales.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Pigs Order 2011: post implementation review 2016

    Review of the 2011 Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order after 5 years.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK national inventory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources: 2015 update

    Updated data on the current breed status for cows, sheep, horses, pigs, goats and llamas/alpacas present in the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government