Consultation outcome

Bovine TB: badger vaccination and culling in England’s Edge Areas

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 15 May 2020
• Last updated: 7 September 2020 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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We received 1,994 responses to this consultation. We have updated the guidance to Natural England on licences to control the risk of bovine TB from badgers.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on proposals to introduce no-cull zones around vaccination sites in Edge Areas in England to manage the implementation of both badger vaccination and culling.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
15 May 2020 to 11:45pm on 26 June 2020

Consultation description

We are consulting on a proposal to introduce no-cull zones, surrounding vaccination sites. We expect this will:

• reduce the risk of vaccinated badgers being culled
• balance the need to continue culling when requirements are met
• make sure that progress is made towards disease eradication

This consultation is part of the government’s response to the Godfray Review, published in March 2020.

Published 15 May 2020
Last updated 7 September 2020 + show all updates

1. 7 September 2020

   Updated the list of organisations who responded to the consultation.

2. 17 August 2020

   Added the summary of responses and government response.

3. 15 May 2020

   First published.