Consultation outcome

Bovine TB: supplementary badger disease control

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 16 December 2016
• Last updated: 19 July 2017 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Summary of responses and government response

PDF, 288 KB, 13 pages

Detail of outcome

We received 451 responses to this consultation. We’ve outlined what we will be doing next in the summary of responses.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on proposals to introduce a supplementary licence for farmers to continue badger disease control measures after a licensed cull.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 16 December 2016 to 11:45pm on 10 February 2017

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our plans to license badger disease control measures after a licensed cull. The licence would apply to control measures used after a licensed cull has been completed over at least 4 years.

These changes will prolong the disease control benefits achieved by a culling operation in the longer term. The proposal is part of the government’s TB Strategy to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) in England.

Published 16 December 2016
Last updated 19 July 2017 + show all updates

1. 19 July 2017

   Summary of responses added.

2. 16 December 2016

   First published.