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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Reviewing the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010

    Seeking views on the initial findings of the review of the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Changing the constitution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)

    Seeking views on proposed changes to the constitution (size and membership) of the RCVS governing body, the RCVS Council.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Discussion: controlling porcine epidemic diarrhoea

    Seeking ideas and comments on proposals to make porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PEDv) a notifiable disease.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Membership of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authorities

    Seeking views on membership proposals for the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authorities after extending their boundaries.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Drinking Water Regulations: changes to include monitoring for radioactive substances

    Seeking views on the on the draft Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 and draft Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Retail exits reform: draft regulations

    Seeking views on draft retail exits regulations which will allow water companies to exit the competitive part of the non-household retail market.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Bathing waters: designation of West Runton

    Seeking views on proposals to designate West Runton, Norfolk as a bathing water.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Bathing waters: removing Rock from the list of designated bathing waters

    Seeking views on plans to remove Rock from the list of bathing waters designated under the Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Bovine TB: updating the criteria for badger control licence applications

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

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Local Air Quality Management review: changes to guidance and reporting

    Seeking views on proposed changes to guidance and reporting for the Local Air Quality Management framework in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Captive bred birds: changing how we regulate trading in England, Scotland and Wales

    Seeking views on options we’ve proposed for simplifying the way that trade in captive-bred birds is regulated.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mobile crushing of lamps containing mercury: changing how it’s regulated

    Seeking views on proposed regulation changes for mobile crushing of lamps containing mercury, including requiring a permit.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Water supply and sewerage licensing regime: standard licence conditions and approach to secondary legislation

    Seeking views on the standard licence conditions and approach to secondary legislation for the water supply and sewerage licensing regime.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Waste Duty of Care: revising the code of practice

    Seeking views on whether the revised code of practice explains the legal duty of care obligations clearly.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Energy from waste: changing the energy efficiency formula (‘R1’ Formula)

    Seeking views on plans to update UK laws to adjust the energy efficiency formula used by energy from waste plants seeking recovery (R1) status.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Bovine TB in non-bovine farmed animals: call for views

    Seeking views and evidence that will be used to inform future decisions on reducing the risk of TB, particularly to farmed non-bovine animals.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Veterinary Surgeons: language control for EU migrants

    Seeking views on if migrant veterinary surgeons from the EU must demonstrate the necessary knowledge of English to practise in the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Potato imports from Spain: reducing the risk of Epitrix

    Seeking views on plans to introduce laws to protect against introducing the potato pest Epitrix into the UK on potatoes imported from Spain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Biodiversity offsetting in England

    This is a consultation on biodiversity offsetting and how it might be introduced in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Environmental permitting: updating the standards for petrol vapour recovery at service stations

    Seeking views on plans to update environmental permitting regulations to include EU standards for petrol vapour recovery during refuelling.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government