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A copy of the register of European sites in England, which is maintained by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 31 May 2021.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The contingency plan provides an overview of the response to an outbreak of exotic notifiable disease at the UK level.
The Environment Agency's decision not to carry out strategic environmental assessment for the third cycle of river basin management plans.
Seeking views on what general licences to kill or take wild birds should cover. We're also asking for evidence on issues like record keeping.
We want your views on the challenges our waters face and the choices we all need to make to help tackle those challenges. Your responses will help shape the way we manage the water environment.
Review and evidence analysis of the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015.
The main points and processes of the 2019 Regulations, which amend the Habitats Regulations 2017 that transpose the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives, to make them operable from 1 January 2021.
Seeking evidence to understand the consequences of making microchipping of cats mandatory in England. We're not seeking opinions on introducing a law at this stage.
Seeking evidence on the welfare of pet primates in England.
Seeking evidence on trade in ivory from other, non-elephant, species to help inform what, if any, action government should take to further restrict trade in ivory.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Seeking comments on the draft text of the Aarhus convention national implementation report.
We're seeking views on a draft Habitats Regulations Assessment for a review of consented wind farms in the Southern North Sea cSAC/SCI.
Government response to the Natural Capital Committee’s seventh state of natural capital report.
Seeking views on proposed management measures for invasive alien species (also known as invasive non-native species) which are widely spread in England and Wales.
Seeking evidence to help develop plans on how the government can help protect marine and terrestrial biodiversity in the British Overseas Territories.
Information on the smarter rules for safer food package which will improve protection against animal disease and pests in the food chain.
Review to consider the next steps to achieve Officially Bovine Tuberculosis Free (OTF) status in England by 2038.
Report by the UK Surveillance Forum (UKSF) on the UK approach to animal health surveillance.
We want your views on whether to keep, change or remove the current close season.
This document sets out a framework for how an outbreak of equine infectious anaemia in Great Britain would be managed.
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