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Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
You must follow the rules for hunting and shooting wildlife including:…
You can shoot certain species of game birds, quarry birds and waterfowl…
There are different rules for foxes, deer and other mammals. Foxes It’s…
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's (JCVI) concluding advice on a one-dose schedule for the human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme.
Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's (JCVI) interim advice on a one-dose schedule for the human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme.
An initiative to assist the recovery of wounded, injured and sick military personnel and veterans by getting them involved in archaeological investigations.
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