The fundamental principles of our food labelling rules are that information provided to consumers must not mislead and must enable consum

Under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970, it is an offence to take or kill common and grey seals out of season (when they have pups) or t

All pesticides are subject to strict regulation and can only be sold and used if they are authorised following an assessment of risks to

The Government has well-established ways of working with the food industry during disruption to supply situations.

In Defra, we can confirm that we assess the employment status for tax purposes of every contractor according to the 2017 IR35 amendment.

The non-commercial movement of cats, dogs and ferrets is covered by the EU Pet Travel Scheme which has three categorisations of third cou

The Government is clear that it is right to minimise the use of pesticides and is committed to putting Integrated Pest Management at the

Scientific surveys conducted by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science have highlighted that data derived from sal

The Environmental Land Management (ELM) National Pilot will be the means by which Defra will pilot, at scale, the new ELM scheme, in real

The development of the catch recording service and the methodology used followed Government Digital Service standards.