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  • Bluetongue: disease control framework in England

    Disease control framework for bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) in England in 2024.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Review of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013

    Seeking views on changes to the law on veterinary medicines.

    • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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  • Cruiser SB emergency registration report

    These reports contain the Health and Safety Executive’s advice on the use of Cruiser SB on the UK’s sugar beet crops.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Science Capability in Animal Health Programme

    Information about the Science Capability in Animal Health Programme (SCAH).

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Contingency Plan for Exotic Notifiable and Emerging Diseases of Aquatic Animals in England and Wales

    The contingency plan outlines how Defra, Welsh Government, and their operational partners prepare for and respond to outbreaks of aquatic animal disease.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals in England

    This contingency plan describes how the government will manage an outbreak or incident of exotic notifiable disease of animals in England.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • UK international action plan for plant health

    This plan sets out the UK's 21 international ambitions to help protect our plants and trees.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Animal health and welfare framework (2018)

    A framework to help local authorities in England carry out controls under animal health and welfare legislation.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Animal by-products legislation for England: exemptions

    Authorisations by the Secretary of State to inform operators how to comply with these exemptions.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Contingency plan for managing certain animal related endemic zoonotic disease incidents

    This zoonoses contingency plan explains how Defra will manage incidents of certain endemic zoonotic diseases in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plant biosecurity strategy for Great Britain

    Seeking views on how we can work together to protect Great Britain from the risks of harmful plant pests and diseases.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plant health: provisional common framework

    How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on plant health policy.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plant varieties and seeds: provisional common framework

    How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together in policy areas covering plant varieties and seeds.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • VMD Regulatory Science Strategy 2021-2026

    Creating a modernised and responsive scientific basis for regulating veterinary medicines.

    • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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  • Fur market in Great Britain

    Seeking views on the fur market in Great Britain to help shape government policy in relation to the fur trade.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Changes to the rules on bringing pets into Great Britain

    We are seeking your views on our proposed changes to the rules around the movement of pets into Great Britain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • G7 Chief Veterinary Officer meeting chair’s summary, 4 May 2021

    This chair’s summary was produced as part of the G7 Chief Veterinary Officer meeting, which took place on 4 May 2021 as a side event to the G7 Climate and Environment Track.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals

    The contingency plan provides an overview of the response to an outbreak of exotic notifiable disease at the UK level.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Smarter rules for safer food: what we are doing

    Information on the smarter rules for safer food package which will improve protection against animal disease and pests in the food chain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • UKSF: UK approach to animal health surveillance

    Report by the UK Surveillance Forum (UKSF) on the UK approach to animal health surveillance.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
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