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231221: Wales - Cross Compliance for 2024

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The Welsh Government has confirmed that the vast majority of Cross Compliance for 2023 will continue to apply for 2024, with some amendments to Factsheets and associated sections of the Verifiable Standards which have been updated for 2024 to reflect changes in requirements, good practice and to clarify wording. See the Welsh Government website for more detail.

Delinked Payments: Check Information Statements

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As Members will be aware, BPS ends on 31st December 2023, succeeded by delinked payments managing the run-off funds of the scheme. For more background to the scheme, see our recent Podcast). Over the past month, farm businesses have received an Information Statement, setting out the basis on which their delinked payments would be calculated. A business’ reference data – the gross payment received across 2020, 2021 and 2022 – will be able to be transferred to another party in early 2024....

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CAAV BPS 2023 Payment Estimator

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Attached is the 2023 version of the CAAV BPS Payment Estimator to assist members with checking 2023 BPS payments in England. The CAAV can accept no liability for its use.

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CAAV Note 231216: Beef - Proposed Exclusion of Deforested Supply

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The Environment Act 2021 gives powers at s.116 and Schedule 17 for schemes to insist that the UK supply chain does not use produce from land that has been illegally deforested. As part of its work at COP28, the Government has now announced that the initial list of excluded products will include beef and leather. This note looks at some of the implications of the ban....

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Jeremy's Blog 15th December 2023: 30 by 30 - The Challenge for Land Use

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This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 14th December 2023 Forget England’s Agricultural Transition and the coming end of Basic Payment in the other parts of the United Kingdom. While those dominate conversation and thinking, the most striking policy change for much rural land across the UK goes far beyond where the environmental parts of the new policies might seem to go. The international “30by30” commitment means that 30 per cent of land and 30 per cent of...

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Transition CS to EWCO

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The Forestry Commission has updated the grant manual for the England Woodland Creation Offer, providing more detail for when applicants can move land from Countryside Stewardship into the EWCO scheme. See section 3.3.2 here: England Woodland Creation Offer application form - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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SFI Applications - System Updates & Application Changes

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At the end of December, the RPA will be closing the SFI application portal, to allow for annual updates to be undertaken. Any unsubmitted SFI applications will need to be restarted when the system re-opens in January. The key points are: SFI 2023 applications should be submitted by 31 December In order for applicants to apply in 2024, RPA will close the service for new applications for a few days, between 27 December and 1 January Customers with an SFI application they have started but...

Jeremy's Blog 8th December 2023: Farming Agreements Beyond Basic Payment

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This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 7th December 2023 The area-based Basic Payment Scheme ends this month for England. The RPA has just made the overwhelming majority of the second balancing payments for 2023, so that English farmers have now had almost two thirds of the direct payments possible under the Agricultural Transition. The statutory instrument revoking the Scheme and ending cross compliance has been published together with another one setting 60 day...

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CAAV Note 231208: Examination Results 2023

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The results of the CAAV’s 2023 Written, Practical and Oral professional examinations for Fellowship are being issued this morning to candidates. The note below provides further information, including an Appendix summarising overall statistics.

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CAAV Note 231207 Wales: Enhanced Nutrient Management Plan - changes to Welsh Water Regulations

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This note sets out the changes to Welsh Water Regulations (see website notes on this topic, including amendments in Member Documents/Wales/Water and Flooding/Nitrate Vulnerable Zones) made under The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023, including: extension of the annual limit on land with more than 80% of agricultural area sown as grass to 1st January 2025 and;the introduction of the Enhanced Nutrient Management Plan, as announced in...

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CAAV Note 231207: Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

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The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill follows last year’s Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act which ended ground rents for new, qualifying long residential leasehold properties in England and Wales. This Bill proposes larger and longer-term changes for owners of houses and flats on existing long leases, appearing in practical terms to bring much of the ground rent system to an end. This note sets out the main provisions of the Bill....

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CAAV Website Note 231204: England - New Productivity and Innovation Grants

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Steve Barclay, the new DEFRA Secretary of State, outlined a series of grants, totalling almost £45 million, to a CLA Conference. The details of these grants are to be announced over coming weeks. They are from within the £168 million total funding announced earlier this year by Mark Spencer at the NFU AGM.

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CAAV Note 231130: England - Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations

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On 29th November, the draft Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2024 were published on Gov.uk, providing the detail on the use and management of the register. These are reviewed here, and we will update members on any significant amendments. Updated 4th December: Information added on fees and penalties...

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Jeremy's Blog 1st December 2023: A New Course for the Profession

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This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 30th November 2023 While having more Fellows and Probationers than ever, the CAAV is conscious that rural practices feel an acute shortage of staff for the growing range and volume of work coming in. With work growing faster than we are, this feels more than the general shortage of staff in the wider economy. The CAAV has been tackling this with a round of meetings with some employers and the universities to see how we can...

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CAAV Note 231201: England - Biodiversity Net Gain - Exemptions

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Biodiversity Net Gain requirements for planning applications become mandatory, for most development, from January 2024. Small sites and infrastructure development have staggered implementation dates: April 2024 and November 2025 respectively. Some types of development, however, are exempt from the BNG requirements. This note provides an overview.

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