Gamebirds: decision to issue the gamebird general licence for 2022 to 2023
How Defra arrived at its decision to issue the gamebird general licence (GL43), valid from 31 May 2022 to 30 May 2023.
Documents
Defra’s 2022 decision to issue general licence GL43: licence to release common pheasants or red-legged partridges on European sitesDefra’s 2022 Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) (includes Annex A and B)Annex C – Natural England’s 2021 shadow HRA – Part 1: Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Ramsar sites with bird features in Englandapplication/pdfAnnex D – Natural England’s 2021 shadow HRA – Part 2: Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and non-bird Ramsar sites in England application/pdfAnnex E – rationale for advice on the buffer zone conditions and the treatment of terrestrial SPAs and SACs below the mean high-water mark (estuarine sites)Annex F – marine and terrestrial SAC, SPA and Ramsar sites screened out from full assessment in the NE sHRANatural England’s 2022 statutory advice to Defra – 8 April 2022 application/pdfNatural England’s 2021 statutory advice to Defra – 20 April 2021application/pdfNatural England's advice on original partridge release conditions as considered in Defra’s 2021 HRA Natural England's additional 2021 advice regarding the proposed conditions for the release of partridge application/pdf