Policy papers and consultations

How Defra arrived at its decision to issue the GL45 gamebird general licence, valid from 31 May 2024 to 1 February 2025.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 12 April 2024

We would like to know what you think about extending the Ivory Act (2018) to other ivory bearing species.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 23 May 2023

Details of the plan to protect plant biosecurity in Great Britain.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
• Updated: 9 January 2023

• Plant biosecurity strategy for Great Britain (2023 to 2028)

  Joint ministerial foreword Plants are a crucially important part of our…

• Strategaeth bioddiogelwch planhigion Prydain Fawr (2023 i 2028)

  Rhagair ar y cyd gan y Gweinidogion Mae planhigion yn rhan hanfodol bwysig…

This statement sets the direction of UK fisheries management.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
• Updated: 6 December 2022

We are seeking your views on our proposed approach to beaver reintroduction and management in England.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 2 September 2022

This paper outlines the laws protecting Eurasian beavers and their habitats and the steps to follow when managing Eurasian beavers in England.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 2 September 2022

Changing the River Esk byelaw from temporary to permanent.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 11 August 2022

The UK government’s approach on the trade of seal products and details of the ban on these products including relevant exemptions.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 15 June 2022

Seeking views on our proposals for additional enforcement requirements to the Ivory Act 2018.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 6 December 2021

Seeking views on the implementation of the UK ivory ban.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 14 September 2021

Seeking views on what general licences to kill or take wild birds should cover. We're also asking for evidence on issues like record keeping.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 16 March 2021

The main points and processes of the 2019 Regulations, which amend the Habitats Regulations 2017 that transpose the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives, to make them operable from 1 January 2021.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 1 January 2021

Seeking views on proposed management measures for invasive alien species (also known as invasive non-native species) which are widely spread in England and Wales.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 3 June 2020

Seeking evidence to help develop plans on how the government can help protect marine and terrestrial biodiversity in the British Overseas Territories.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 8 April 2020

We want your views on whether to keep, change or remove the current close season.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 30 December 2019

Seeking views about the recent withdrawal of the three general licences (GL04, GL05 and GL06) for the management of wild birds.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 11 July 2019

Strategy to protect pollinating insects which support our food production and the diversity of our environment.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 10 April 2019

We want your views on our proposed strategy and actions to protect pollinating insects that support our food production.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 4 March 2015

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

A report outlining the current and proposed government led policies and initiatives to support bees and other pollinators in England.

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

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