Consultation outcome

Sheep, goats and deer: electronic movement reporting and identification

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 29 July 2013
• Last updated: 4 April 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

We received 134 responses to this consultation.

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on the electronic movement reporting system (including an underpinning database) for sheep, goats and deer (England) and proposed changes to the way in which sheep and goats are identified.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
29 July 2013 to 11:45pm on 20 September 2013

Consultation description

Accurate identification and prompt reporting of livestock movements underpins tracing, a critical activity in the event of a disease outbreak. The current paper based system for reporting the movements of sheep, goats and deer is no longer viable. We are planning to replace it with an electronic system from April 2014.

As well as complying with the Government’s Digital by Default strategy the system will deliver on a recommendation from the Farming Regulation Task Force to reduce regulatory burdens on farmers by enabling the e-reporting of livestock movements.

As well as seeking views on our delivery plans for the e-reporting system, we also sought views on proposals to: simplify the identification of slaughter lambs, and to permit the use of injectable identifiers in non-food chain sheep and goats.

Published 29 July 2013
Last updated 4 April 2014 + show all updates

1. 4 April 2014

   Summary of responses added.

2. 30 July 2013

   Changed closing date to 20 September.

3. 29 July 2013

   First published.