Consultation outcome

Bovine TB: revising guidance for licensing badger control areas

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 16 February 2018
• Last updated: 24 July 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses

PDF, 214 KB, 9 pages

Detail of outcome

We received 908 responses to this consultation. We will not be removing the limit at this time but will be keeping this policy under review.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on proposals to remove the cap on the number of areas that can be licenced by Natural England for badger culling activity.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
16 February 2018 to 11:45pm on 15 April 2018

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our proposal to remove the ten area cap limit for licensing badger culling activity. This change will allow Natural England to issue licences to more than ten areas each year.

We’re also asking about plans to make the guidance clearer on what Natural England should take into account when deciding how many licences to issue.

The proposal is a development of the government’s TB Strategy to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) in England.

Published 16 February 2018
Last updated 24 July 2018 + show all updates

1. 24 July 2018

   Summary of responses added.

2. 16 February 2018

   First published.