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Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare on farms, in transport, at markets and at slaughter.
Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf
How and when welfare checks must be made to assess if a sponsor is an appropriate host. Includes note taking and follow up visits.
Find out which services and goods relating to welfare are exempt from VAT, and if welfare services and goods that you provide can be exempt from VAT.
Farmers who keep cattle, sheep and pigs can get funding to pay for a vet to visit their farm and carry out a health and welfare review of their livestock.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech on welfare.
This sets out our plan to address the challenge of fraud, to stay ahead of evolving threats, and to reduce the levels of fraud and error in the welfare system.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
Apply for a grant to fund calf housing buildings to improve health and welfare for your calves
How to manage the health and welfare of poultry during transport, at market and during slaughter.
Details of DWP statistics that relate to the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
These LA Welfare Direct bulletins provide information that affects Housing Benefit and other areas of DWP, to local authority staff.
Minutes relating to meetings held by the Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare
Apply to the Court of Protection for a one-off decision if you're concerned about someone's personal welfare, property or financial affairs.
Guidance on animal welfare for slaughterhouses, knacker's yards, small-scale producers and private individuals.
The Pathway will push forward and support the gradual and continual improvement in farm animal health and welfare.
Code of recommendations and guidance for laying hens, meat chickens, ducks, turkeys and other birds bred on farms.
The Prime Minister has outlined a package of sweeping reforms to put work at the heart of welfare and deliver on his “moral mission” to give everyone who is able to work, the best possible chance of staying in, or...
Our Action Plan for Animal Welfare sets out government’s plans, aims and ambitions across animal welfare.
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