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We are seeking views on the new regulatory approach to hedgerow management.
This policy and supporting documents provide the framework to ensure RPA meets legal obligations under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).
1. Policy Summary The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) Data Protection Policy…
1. Policy Summary Rural Payments Agency (RPA) processes personal data for…
1. Policy Summary When processing personal data, the Rural Payments Agency…
Consultation on claiming the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in the New Forest
1. Executive summary 1. The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is consulting on…
This strategy sets out Defra’s equality, diversity and inclusion priorities from 2020 to 2024.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This strategy sets out Defra’s equality, diversity and inclusion priorities from 2017 to 2020.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This document sets out the what you can expect from a farm visit by a regulator and what your responsibilities are.
Policy on payments in relation to common land, including a May 2015 update.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
How the EU's Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) is being reformed after 2013 to improve and simplify it, and reduce reliance on subsidies.
How the government is responding to the growing population's demand for food, while minimising the impacts of farming and food production on the environment.
Steps we are taking to implement the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes which will start in 2015.
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