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Livestock control posts in Great Britain

Find an approved control post to rest livestock being imported to, exported from, or transiting through Great Britain.

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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
25 January 2023
Last updated
8 November 2023 — See all updates

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Livestock control posts in Great Britain

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Control posts are places where you can rest livestock for 12 hours or more. They are overseen by an official veterinarian to maintain biosecurity and the health status of any animal entering the control post.

To use a control post, you must contact the control post operator to make a booking before you start your journey. The operators will advise you of the relevant procedures within their control post.

These are not the same as border control posts (BCPs), which are places approved for the import of animals, animal products and products of non-animal origin from non-EU countries.

Updates to this page

Published 25 January 2023
Last updated 8 November 2023 + show all updates

  1. We have updated the list of livestock control posts in Great Britain to remove a control post.

  2. Removed Gilder Transport Ltd from the list of livestock of approved control posts in Great Britain.

  3. First published.

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