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Red Tape on the farm – the deadline for your views is looming The CLA is reminding farmers that the deadline for Defra's Review of Farm Regulation, which is looking at ways of reducing red tape in the agricultural industry, is Sunday October 31. The Task Force on Farming Regulation is reviewing regulation affecting farmers, growers and food processors, and is asking for views on red tape, and suggestions of better ways to do things. Angus Collingwood-Cameron, Director CLA North East, said: "Red tape is a constant source of complaint from our members. The North East CLA committee has been particularly active in putting a long submission to feed into the CLA robust national response to this consultation. However, it is important that everyone takes this opportunity to contribute. Government repeated its intention to look at this seriously in the Comprehensive Spending Review last week. "Your list can be long or short, but your comments should specify what the regulation is, who applies it, and what your suggested solution would be. If you don't take this chance to flag up a particular problem, you can't really complain if it isn't changed." Defra says that all comments and suggestions received by 31 October 2010 will be considered and fed into the review. The results will be made available early in 2011. As well as responding to the consultation online at http://engage.defra.gov.uk/farm-regulation/ you can contribute by writing to: Task Force on Farming Regulation, Area 8D Millbank' Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR For further information see http://engage.defra.gov.uk/farm-regulation/ The Review of Farm Regulation is looking for comments in the following areas: * Farm animals * Growing and crops * Food processing * Business & management * Environment & land management Defra asks that the following be considered: 1. Are there are regulations you think are unnecessary and which could be removed without lowering standards for business, the public or the environment? Tell us why they are not needed. 2. Are there regulations that go beyond what is required? Or are they too complex or do they have unnecessary red tape – whether form filling, record keeping or inspections? Tell us how they affect your business and how they should be changed, or how the rules can be made to fit better with the way that you run your business? |
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