General Licences – important information
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 1:28 pm
General Licences – important information for controlling avian pest species
If you control pest species under the general licence, you need to be aware of the following:
In England, the interim general licences issued by Defra are due to expire on 29 February.
• Legally robust general licences are essential for protecting biodiversity, agriculture and human health. This is a key priority and BASC will continue to fight for a workable system.
• BASC has held meetings at Cabinet level, with Defra and written to the government pressing them to get their act together and ensure the protection of human health, agriculture, flora and fauna can continue. Letters to the government can be read here.
• It is simply not acceptable that a second breeding season should be left unprotected because of legal wrangles between Wild Justice and Defra.
• BASC has given notice that, should this matter come to court, we will register as an interested party to put our case before the judge.
• We have urged Defra to extend the current licences to allow their review to be completed while ensuring that necessary control continues to take place.
What you need to know
• Check the BASC website for regular updates.
• If you are operating under an individual licence or in or within 300m of an EU-designated site you should apply for an individual licence here.
• Boundaries of EU designated sites can be found here.
• If you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland details of general licences issued by their governments can be found here:
– Click here for Scotland –
– Click here for Wales –
– Click here for Northern Ireland –
(PLEASE NOTE LINKS ARE NOT WORKING AS I COPIED AND PASTED)
For further information please contact:
England: 01244 573 019
Scotland: 01350 723 226
Wales: 01244 573 029
Northern Ireland: 02892 605 050
If you control pest species under the general licence, you need to be aware of the following:
In England, the interim general licences issued by Defra are due to expire on 29 February.
• Legally robust general licences are essential for protecting biodiversity, agriculture and human health. This is a key priority and BASC will continue to fight for a workable system.
• BASC has held meetings at Cabinet level, with Defra and written to the government pressing them to get their act together and ensure the protection of human health, agriculture, flora and fauna can continue. Letters to the government can be read here.
• It is simply not acceptable that a second breeding season should be left unprotected because of legal wrangles between Wild Justice and Defra.
• BASC has given notice that, should this matter come to court, we will register as an interested party to put our case before the judge.
• We have urged Defra to extend the current licences to allow their review to be completed while ensuring that necessary control continues to take place.
What you need to know
• Check the BASC website for regular updates.
• If you are operating under an individual licence or in or within 300m of an EU-designated site you should apply for an individual licence here.
• Boundaries of EU designated sites can be found here.
• If you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland details of general licences issued by their governments can be found here:
– Click here for Scotland –
– Click here for Wales –
– Click here for Northern Ireland –
(PLEASE NOTE LINKS ARE NOT WORKING AS I COPIED AND PASTED)
For further information please contact:
England: 01244 573 019
Scotland: 01350 723 226
Wales: 01244 573 029
Northern Ireland: 02892 605 050