Consultation outcome

Bovine TB: updating the criteria for badger control licence applications

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 28 August 2015
• Last updated: 30 March 2016 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Summary of responses

PDF, 361 KB, 15 pages

Detail of outcome

We received 1,378 responses to this consultation.

We have published new guidance to Natural England on licences to control the risk of bovine tuberculosis from badgers. This incorporates the three proposals that were consulted on.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on proposals to update the licensing criteria for badger control in England. This would apply to applications from 2016.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
28 August 2015 to 11:59pm on 24 September 2015

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our proposed licence changes. They will provide more flexibility in controlling badger populations in areas where bovine TB is common. The changes would apply to applications to Natural England, for a licence from 2016 onwards.

Published 28 August 2015
Last updated 30 March 2016 + show all updates

1. 30 March 2016

   Annex A of the summary of responses has been updated to include the names of two organisations that were inadvertently omitted.

2. 17 December 2015

   Summary of responses added.

3. 28 August 2015

   First published.