Defra Guidance & Data Reforms: Costs, Benefits and Early Feedback
Overview
Inviting views on the costs and benefits to business and civil society from reform of Defra guidance and information requests, plus feedback from stakeholders on their recent experience of using Defra online guidance and reporting information to Defra and its agencies.
Over time, the accumulation of guidance documents and information requirements by Defra and its agencies has made it difficult for businesses, particularly small businesses, to understand and comply with the relevant regulations or to use the relevant services. The consultation seeks views on the intended effects on business and civil society from reforms to Defra Guidance and Data, contained in the Consultation Impact Assessment: Defra Guidance & Data Reforms.
Why your views matter
Your views and comments on this Impact Assessment are essential for assessing the impact to business and civil society from Defra ‘smarter’ guidance and data reforms. Responses to the consultation will help shape our understanding on the scale of costs and benefits to business from this non-regulatory initiative. Questions regarding the assumptions used in developing the estimates of costs and benefits resulting from these reforms can be found in Part B of the consultation survey. Defra also welcomes suggestions from stakeholder for additional sources of evidence.
Defra would also like to invite feedback from stakeholders on their recent experience of using Defra guidance and reporting information to Defra and its agencies. These questions can be found in Part C and Part D of the consultation.
What happens next
Any responses you send us will be seen in full by Defra staff dealing with the issues which this consultation is about. It may also be seen by other Defra staff to help them plan future consultations.
When this consultation ends, we will summarise all responses and place this summary online available through our website at www.gov.uk. This summary will include a list of names of organisations that responded but not people’s personal names, addresses or other contact details. If you require a hard copy of the summary, or have any other enquiries, please contact us by email at: dataandguidance@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Audiences
- Charities/Voluntary Organisations
- AWBs
- Environmental campaigners
- Animal welfare campaigners
- Trade Unions
- Employment Agencies
- Food Business Operators
- Licensed Gangmasters
- Food Industry
- Vets
- Operators of animal gatherings
- Abattoir Operator
- Livestock show ground operators
- Manufacturers of livestock identifiers
- All Marine Users
- Government Departments
- Government Agencies
- Devolved Administrations
- Coastal Members of Parliament
- Coastal local authorities
- National Park Authorities
- Recreation sector
- Coastal Management sector
- Energy sector
- Industries and professional services
- Ports and Harbour Authorities and Estuaries
- Water/water Industry sector
- IFCAs
- Angling Organisations and Trade
- Fishing Focus individual recipients
- Water Abstractors
- Environmental professional services
- House Building Industry
- Property Management
- Legal and Conveyancing Professions
- Households
- Local Authorities
- Consumer Groups
- Commercial Fisheries Organisations
- Fisheries Producer Organisations
- Waste Producers and Handlers
- Business/Private Sector
- Walkers
- Horse riders
- Families
- Farmers
- Fishermen
- SME businesses
- Energy suppliers
- Water suppliers
- Leisure industry
- Tourism industry
- Horticulture Industry
- Shellfish Cultivators
- Tenant Farmers
- Agricultural Landlords
- Agricultural Valuers
- Land Agents
- Environmental Health Officers
- Professional and Membership Organisations/Agencies
- Public Bodies
- Consultants
Interests
- Natural environment
- Local nature partnerships
- Biodiversity
- Plants
- Animals
- Tree and plant health
- Climate change
- Green infrastructure
- Ecosystems services
- Deforestation
- Illegal logging
- Palm oil
- Green economy
- Sustainable development
- National Adaptation Programme
- Flooding
- Flood insurance
- Flood emergency
- Marine
- Marine Conservation Zones
- Marine licensing
- Common Fisheries Policy
- Fish stocks
- Shellfish
- Sea angling
- Waste and recycling
- Water quality
- Air quality
- Water Bill
- Water conservation
- Bathing waters
- Sewerage
- Air pollution
- Ozone
- Chemicals and pesticides
- Noise
- Genetic Modification (GM)
- Local environments
- Aarhus Convention
- Resource Efficiency
- Pollution Sector
- Science
- Conservation
- Water Abstraction
- Holiday Accommodation
- Domestic Waste Water Systems
- House Building and Planning
- Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases
- Inland waterways
- Construction
- Watercourse maintenance
- Water Act
- Marine Conservation
- Food labelling
- Food standards
- Egg industry
- Poultry industry
- Dairy industry
- Wine industry
- Protected food names
- Food imports
- Food and drink exports
- Cattle
- Pigs
- Poultry
- Sheep and goats
- Animal diseases
- Animal welfare
- Livestock identification and movement
- Growing and crops
- Bee health
- Peat
- Marine fisheries
- Farm management
- Single Payment Scheme (SPS)
- Cross compliance
- Common Agricultural Reform (CAP)
- Skills, education, training and new entrants
- Land management
- Nitrates and watercourses
- Environmental Stewardship
- Uplands
- Soil
- Shellfish
- Forestry
- Retailers
- Livestock disease control
- Sheep, goat and deer production/marketing
- Meat Industry
- Access to countryside and coast
- Hunting with dogs
- Inland waterways
- Rural economy and communities
- Rural broadband
- Rural grants and funding
- Rural Development Programme for England
- Forestry
- National Parks
- Nature reserves
- Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Common land
- Conservation
- Towns and village greens
- Industry organisations representing tenant farmers and landlords
- Solicitors specialising in agricultural law
- Rural Properties
- Recreational sector
- Pets
- Travelling with pets
- Quarantine
- Protecting pets from cruelty
- Horses
- Dangerous dogs
- Wildlife crime
- Wildlife management
- Protecting wildlife
- Non-native species
- Whales and dolphins
- Circus animals
- Zoos
- Dangerous and wild animals
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