Policy papers published by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Woodland Access Implementation Plan

Restoring our natural environment

Defra digital and data transformation strategy (2023 to 2030)

Communiqués from the Inter Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: agreed records of consultations and distribution reports for North East Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting and herring for 2023

UK REACH: alternative transitional registration model (ATRm)

EM on EU mercury products legislation (COM(23)395 and C(23)4683)

Avian influenza (bird flu): infection in wild birds and wild mammals

EM on EU regulation 2019/1009 (COM(2023)98)

Canal and River Trust’s relationship with government

Canal and River Trust grant agreement

Canal and River Trust: trust settlement with Defra

Canal and River Trust: The British Waterways Board Transfer Scheme

Storm overflows discharge reduction plan

EM on EU delegated regulation 2020/689 (C(2023)4572)

Defra evaluation strategy

National Policy Statement for water resources infrastructure

Advice to Natural England on setting minimum and maximum numbers of badgers to be controlled in 2023

Defra and the Environment Agency reservoir safety reform programme update (April 2023)

Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: how the scheme will work

The air quality strategy for England

EM on amendment to EU regulation 2017/625 (COM(2023)411)

EM on EU law about forest reproductive material (COM(2023)415)

EM on EU law about plant reproductive material (COM(2023)414)

Waste prevention programme for England: Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste

Independent Review of Protected Site Management on Dartmoor: terms of reference

EM on amendment to EU regulation 2011/65 (C(2023)2830)

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

25 Year Environment Plan: progress reports

Canal & River Trust grant review

EM on an amendment to EU regulation 2018/848 (C(2023)2781)

Highly Protected Marine Areas: Dolphin Head

Highly Protected Marine Areas: North East of Farnes Deep

Highly Protected Marine Areas: Allonby Bay

Independent review into labour shortages in the food supply chain

Local nature recovery strategies

Lowland Agricultural Peat Task Force Chair’s report: government response

Lowland Agricultural Peat Task Force Chair’s report

Nutrient pollution: reducing the impact on protected sites

Government response to the OEP report on post-implementation reviews of environmental laws

UK international action plan for plant health

Environmental Land Management update: how government will pay for land-based environment and climate goods and services

EM on EU law concerning detergents and surfactants (COM(2023)217)

EM on EU law concerning marketing of foodstuffs (COM(2023)201)

Unleashing rural opportunity

AWC opinion on the space requirements for snakes in vivaria within pet selling establishments

Gamebirds: decision to issue the GL43 gamebird general licence for 2023 to 2025

Highly Protected Marine Areas: policy information

Rock Review on agricultural tenancies: government response

Rock Review: working together for a thriving agricultural tenanted sector