Open consultations from Defra

5 results

  • Animal Health and Welfare Pathway: Mandatory Proposals

    Our vision for the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway We are consulting on proposals designed to introduce a new phase in the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway , facilitating collaboration between farmers and vets to enhance livestock health, welfare and biosecurity. Many farmers are already taking positive measures across these areas during the voluntary funded phase, and they are realising the benefits. From the conception of the Pathway, we have talked about transition from a... More
    Closes today
  • Consultation on the Fifth Round of the Climate Adaptation Reporting Power

    Section 62 of the CCA 2008 gives the Secretary of State the power to direct reporting organisations (those with functions of a public nature or statutory undertakers) to produce reports setting out: the current and future projected impacts of climate change on their organisation proposals for adapting to climate change an assessment of progress towards implementing the policies and proposals set out in previous reports. This is known as the... More
    Closes 20 May 2026
  • UK fertilisers: regulatory reform

    The United Kingdom (UK) government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive (referred to collectively as ‘all four governments’) have worked together to produce this consultation and call for evidence, which focuses on proposals to repeal existing fertilisers legislation and replace it with a new regulatory framework (the ‘UK Fertilising Product Regulations’ (“UK FPR”)) for placing fertilising products on the market in the UK. Reform of UK... More
    Closes 10 June 2026
  • Biodiversity Net Gain - considering a targeted exemption for residential brownfield development

    We want to know what you think about a possible exemption from Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for some brownfield residential development. Through this consultation, we are seeking views on whether an exemption is needed to better support residential development on some brownfield land, in line with the government’s brownfield‑first approach and wider proposals to accelerate housing delivery on well‑connected urban sites. The consultation is seeking views on... More
    Closes 10 June 2026
  • Consultation on Proposals to Prohibit Trail Hunting in England and Wales

    Trail hunting is an activity which has grown in popularity following the enactment of the Hunting Act in 2004 as an alternative to hunting wild mammals. It entails laying an animal-based scent trail for dogs to follow. This carries an inherent risk of the dogs picking up the scent of a live wild mammal and then pursuing it, instead of keeping to the laid trail. In addition, concerns persist that trail hunting can be used as a “smokescreen” to facilitate illegal hunting as it helps to... More
    Closes 18 June 2026
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