Key Issues
Cost sharing proposals for game rearers have been shelved
12 February 2010
What’s new?
Defra has published a draft Animal Health Bill, but cost sharing proposals have been shelved and there are no longer requirements for game rearers to take out insurance.
The draft bill focuses on setting up a new Animal Health Organisation and includes plans to cut compensation payments to those that fail to take adequate disease prevention measures.
BASC will continue to protect game rearing interests from the threat of any future cost sharing proposals.
The draft bill is subject to a consultation period, with comments required by 19 April.
Click here to view and comment on the draft Animal Health Bill
What is BASC doing?
BASC continues to ensure that our representations on game rearing interests are properly considered, through our advice to the joint industry and government working group on this issue. BASC will also respond to the consultation on the draft Animal Health Bill.
Latest BASC Press release on this issue
What has happened so far?
January 2010 - Defra published a draft Animal Health Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny. The consultation on the content of the draft bill runs until 19 April 2010.
November 2009 - Defra announced its intention to publish a draft Animal Health Bill in January 2010 to establish a new independent body for animal health in England.
September 2009 - Defra published a summary of responses to the consultation and recommended the publication of a draft Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny on the basis of the consultation responses.
July 2009 - Defra set up a joint industry and government working group to advise on the proposals.
June 2009 - BASC rejected the inclusion of game birds in those proposals in its consultation response, as we believed that Defra had failed to consider the uniqueness and likely impacts on game rearing in England.
March 2009 - Defra proposed that game rearers in England would be required to contribute to the costs of a new independent body for animal health’s work, through a system of compulsory registration and taxation.
Have your say on the draft Animal Health Bill
The consultation ends on 19 April and is open for anyone affected to have their say.
Click here to view and comment on the draft Animal Health Bill
Find out more from Tom Blades
Tom Blades - Head of Game and Gamekeeping
Having grown up around shooting and gamekeeping Tom completed a HND in Game and Wildlife Management at Newton Rigg College. He remained in Cumbria for six years employed in all areas of lowland game and habitat management. Latterly developing two commercial pheasant shoots.
Show full biography and contact detailsHaving grown up around shooting and gamekeeping Tom completed a HND in Game and Wildlife Management at Newton Rigg College. He remained in Cumbria for six years employed in all areas of lowland game and habitat management. Latterly developing two commercial pheasant shoots.
Tom joined BASC as the Game and Gamekeeping Officer in 2007, subsequently taking on the head of department role in 2008 looking to build on the foundations of the past, to ensure a sustainable future for game shooting and game management. Away from the office, Tom enjoys all areas of live quarry shooting and is a keen fly fisherman.
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