Download or read book Annual report of the Committee 2002 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and published by . This book was released on 2003-01 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) was created in June 2001, by the merger of a number of government departments. It co-ordinates and implements policies relating to sustainable development, food and farming, air, water, land and rural communities. This is the annual report of the Select Committee set up to oversee the work of DEFRA and its associated bodies during the 2002. The report notes that the Committee's ability to carry out financial oversight of DEFRA was undermined by the way in which financial data was set out in the Department's 2002 annual report (Cm. 5422, ISBN 0101542224). It recommends that future annual reports should include an analysis of DEFRA's performance against each of its Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets.
Download or read book Streamlining Farm Oversight written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-12-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has made some progress in following up the recommendations of the Farming Regulation Task Force, which called for a new approach to the culture of regulation. But farmers consider the rate of improvement continues to be slow. Eighty-four per cent of farmers surveyed believe oversight bodies should co-ordinate their activity more. The cost of complying with regulations is on average around a tenth of a farm's net profit. The NAO estimates that, during 2011-12, nine separate government bodies made at least 114,000 visits to English farms. More than half of these were to carry out disease surveillance and testing and 30 per cent to check for farmers' compliance, at a total cost of £47 million. The bodies inspecting farms often collect the same information separately and there is only limited sharing of intelligence which would help with the better targeting of resources. The current approach will not deliver the scale of change expected by the sector, and contrasts with the progress made in Scotland where oversight bodies have come together to identify redundant activity and cut one in six farm visits. Defra has not collected sufficient data to understand the scale, nature, and effectiveness of English farm oversight activity. It does not routinely collect or analyse data on the overall number and pattern of farm visits, or on levels of compliance across all regulatory regimes. Alternatives to physical inspections might be more widely adopted as a way of improving compliance.
Download or read book Establishment of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and Other Matters written by Food and Rural Affairs Department for Environment Staff and published by . This book was released on 2002-01 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Annual Report and Accounts 2016 17 written by Great Britain: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print and web pdfs are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications Web ISBN=9781474146265
Download or read book Geographic information strategy written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-07-13 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has delivered some value from the £39.3 million spent on its geographic information strategy and activities. However, the Department has not tracked the full cost of geographic information and systems to it or its arm's length bodies, or systematically measured benefits. The Department has been able to identify savings of only approximately £9 million. The figures for costs and benefits are both likely to be underestimates. This lack of financial information means that the NAO cannot determine that value for money has been achieved. Geographic information is a vital resource used by the Department and its arm's length bodies for a wide range of activities including policy making, decision making, day-to-day operations and keeping the public informed. However, neither the original strategy, nor the updated 2009 version, set business targets for cost reduction or quantified the benefits that could be achieved by collaboration or by sharing geographic information and systems. The aim of the strategy is to share geographic information between the Department and its arm's length bodies, as well as make best use of geographic information systems. The Department has had some success in delivering these services, but has not quantified the costs and benefits of geographic information and systems in all its arm's length bodies. Although the Department has put in place appropriate technical governance, strategic governance arrangements could be strengthened. The Department and its arm's length bodies have a good level of specialist skills, but these skills could be better integrated into the business so that the benefits of geographic information are fully realised across the Department.
Download or read book Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs departmental report 2007 written by Great Britain. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-05-17 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dated May 2007
Download or read book Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Annual Report and Accounts 2010 11 written by Great Britain. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs annual report and Accounts 2010-11 : (for the year ended 31 March 2011)
Download or read book Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Annual Report and Accounts 2011 12 written by Great Britain. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Annual Report and Accounts 2015 16 written by Great Britain. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Annual Report and Accounts 2014 15 written by Great Britain: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print and web pdfs are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications Web ISBN=9781474122108
Download or read book Countryside Agency written by Food and Rural Environment Staff and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Committee has considered evidence about the Countryside Agency as part of its on-going oversight of the associated public bodies of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The report highlights as a matter of particular concern the need for the Agency's role and position to be clarified and restated following the creation of DEFRA in June 2001. The report also identifies one of the urgent priorities confronting the Agency is to define clearly what is meant by 'rural'.
Download or read book The natural choice written by Great Britain: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This white paper sets out proposals for a detailed programme of action to repair damage done to the environment in the past, and urges everyone to get involved in helping nature to flourish at all levels - from neighbourhoods to national parks. The plans are directly linked to the groundbreaking research in the National Ecosystem Assessment that showed the strong economic arguments for safeguarding and enhancing the natural environment. They also act on the recommendations of 'Making Space for Nature', a report into the state of England's wildlife sites, led by Professor John Lawton and published in September 2010, which showed that England's wildlife sites are fragmented and not able to respond to the pressures of climate change and other pressures we put on our land. Key measures proposed include: i) Reconnecting nature with New Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs) with a £7.5 million fund for 12 initial NIAs, biodiversity offsetting, New Local Nature Partnerships with £1 million available this year, phasing out peat, ii) Connecting people and nature for better quality of life with Green Areas Designation, better urban green spaces; more children experiencing nature by learning outdoors, strengthening local public health activities, the new environmental volunteering initiative "Muck in 4 Life" to improve places in towns and countryside for people and nature to enjoy and iii) Capturing and improving the value of nature with a Natural Capital Committee; an annual statement of green accounts for UK Plc, a business-led Task Force to expand the UK business opportunities from new products and services which are good for the economy and nature alike.
Download or read book Charting Progress 2 written by UK Marine Monitoring and Assessment Strategy and published by Stationery Office/Tso. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charting Progress 2 is a comprehensive report on the state of the UK seas. It has been prepared by the UK Marine Monitoring and Assessment community which has over 40 member organisations. The report is based on a robust, peer-reviewed evidence base and describes progress made since the publication of Charting Progress (Defra, 2005). It provides key findings from UK marine research and monitoring and outlines the extent to which human uses, and also pressures, such as climate change, are having an impact on the habitats and the species in our seas. It indicates whether the environmental protection measures put in place over many years are working; and enables policy makers, planners and the public to see what progress has been made towards achieving the UK vision of clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas. Common problems identified in all eight sea areas were: fishing pressure' climate change and acidification; hazardous substances; eutrophication; litter and underwater noise. The report highlights the need for clearer criteria and targets for defining what we mean by clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse seas. A related issue is the question of the state we want our seas to reach within a framework of sustainable development. Through its working groups, the UKMMAS community will take up the challenges of further developing the criteria and indicators for determining the state of our seas, improving the assessment methodologies and addressing the knowledge gaps at UK, European and international level.
Download or read book Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Resource Accounts 2009 10 written by Great Britain. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs resource Accounts 2009-10 : (for the year ended 31 March 2010)
Download or read book Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2007-08, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (the Department) received £3,617 million from the Treasury. The Accounting Officer is expected to manage these resources efficiently and effectively to deliver a range of services and operations within the funding provided by Parliament. The Department failed to allocate final budgets to each of its business areas until five months into the 2007-08 financial year because: (a) planned expenditure was in excess of funds provided; (b) budget holders did not declare all financial commitments from the outset; and (c) the costs of unforeseen floods and the outbreaks of animal disease had to be managed. A similar situation had arisen in 2006-07 when the Department had to make mid-year budget reductions of £170 million to avoid the risk of overspending. The late notification of the reductions had an adverse impact on performance. In part the problems arise from the difficulties faced in sponsoring 31 delivery bodies, each with its own administrative functions and with different approaches to setting budgets and monitoring progress. Obtaining timely and realistic financial reports from delivery bodies was also difficult. A lack of awareness amongst the Department's Board Members of good financial management practice, together with cultural issues which did not prioritise financial management at a corporate level, added to the challenges. The Department's Management Board has since put in place more rigorous financial and outcome monitoring systems. Having agreed budgets for 2008-09 that accord with the Department's allocation from the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007, the problems of 2006-07 and 2007-08 are not expected to recur in 2008-09.
Download or read book Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Resource Accounts 2003 04 written by Great Britain: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2004-11-25 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs resource Accounts 2003-04 : (for the year ended 31 March 2004)
Download or read book Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Annual Report and Accounts 2013 14 written by Great Britain. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
