Policy paper

Farming Regulation: Paperwork plan: July 2012

This document sets out progress made since December 2011 on the Government’s plan for reducing the burden of paperwork on farmers and food processors.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 20 December 2012

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

Documents

Paperwork Plan - July 2012

Ref: pb13861

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Details

This document was published in response to a recommendation from the independent Farming Regulation Task Force.

This includes:

• Reviewing and updating the principles and templates we use for producing guidance on regulations in Defra;
• Setting up an Industry/Government Group on Digital by Default which will meet for the second time in July;
• Piloting the electronic publication of Cross-Compliance Guidance, and;
• Increasing the number of electronic SPS applications by 11,000, taking the total number of such applications to 42,000.

A copy of the original Paperwork Plan, published in December 2011 can be requested by emailing FarmRegulationTaskForce@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Published 20 December 2012