Policy papers and consultations

Seeking your views on changes to statistics on incidence of TB in cattle in Great Britain.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 11 February 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

AHWBE recommendation on taking forward a limited study to into compensation for Bovine TB

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 2 February 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

A joint Defra and industry biosecurity action plan for improving herd resilience to bovine TB.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 18 December 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Chief Veterinary Officer’s advice on the outcome of year two of the badger culls.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 18 December 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Seeking views on removing the cattle pre-movement testing exemption for movements within SOAs, risk based trading and compulsory post-movement testing.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 24 October 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Advice to Natural England on setting minimum and maximum number of badgers to be culled in West Somerset and West Gloucestershire in 2014.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 26 August 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Inviting views from stakeholders on proposals for new control measures to further reduce the risk of bovine TB transmission between cattle herds.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 11 June 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Seeking views on proposals to combine existing legislation on TB in deer and other changes regarding TB in camelids.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 9 April 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Defra is consulting on a draft strategy to achieve bovine tuberculosis-free status for England within the next 25 years.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 3 April 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The strategy aims to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in England and to achieve Officially Bovine Tuberculosis Free (OTF) status.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 3 April 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Defra’s response to the report by the Independent Expert Panel on the pilot badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 3 April 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

AHWBE Recommendation on a 3 stage process for reinforcing the current disease control regime for camelids and other non-bovine species.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 26 October 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Summary of the TB science workshop help on the 25 April 2013 and presentations from the event.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 5 June 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The final report of the Bovine TB Risk Based Trading Group.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 1 May 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Executive summary (interim) of independent evaluation of the AHWBE, commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 1 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Recommendation to agree the proposed changes to cattle movement controls for bovine tuberculosis, from the TB Eradication Advisory Group (TBEAG).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 12 September 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Open discussion on bovine tuberculosis: request from the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England and the Bovine TB Eradication Advisory Group.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 10 September 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Recommendation to agree the proposed approach to securing continued EU approval and funding for the Bovine TB Eradication Plan.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 11 July 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Details of the modular syllabus and topics which must be included in a training course and the information that must be submitted to Defra to gain approval.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 3 May 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Priorities for improving compliance with and enforcement of the controls in place to tackle bovine TB.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 24 April 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government