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Improving Farm Regulation
The new Task Force on Farming Regulation has launched a new wide ranging consultation to try and improve approaches to regulation.

In particular the Task Force are seeking examples of:
  • regulations that are unnecessary and could be removed without lowering standards for business, the public or the environment;
  • regulations that have had additional and unnecessary measures added to them; and
  • regulations that are overly complex or disproportionate in the way that they are implemented or enforced.
Richard Macdonald, the Task force chairman said: “We want farmers, growers and the food industry, who often complain about excessive regulation and bureaucratic processes, to help us to improve the system. This is a major consultation exercise to identify the issues and find solutions and we encourage all interested parties to submit evidence personally or through trade and representative bodies. It is our intention also to get out and meet farmers, growers and food processors to get first hand views on what’s wrong and explore new and alternative ways to current regulations and processes.”

Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, Jim Paice is hoping that the Task Force will be able to put forward fresh ideas that go beyond the ‘traditional’ methods of regulation, whilst continuing to maintain high standards.

The consultation will be open until 31 October. Evidence can be submitted online at http://engage.defra.gov.uk/farm-regulation/

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HMRC seeks feedback on locum employment categorisation

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 HMRC has invited feedback to its communications regarding the employment status of locum vets and vet nurses.

A letter, sent from HMRC last year, provided guidance for practices categorising the employment status of locum veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses.

It is now inviting anonymous feedback from those making employment status decisions on their communications. The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete and closes on Friday, 6 February.

The survey can be accessed here. 

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk