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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Department
for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs
Bringing food into Great Britain
Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain
Funding for farmers, growers and land managers
Check for flooding
Get your dog or cat microchipped
Bird flu (avian influenza)
Environment, farming and countryside
Bluetongue
Featured
26 March 2026
—
Press release
Trail hunting set to be banned
Trail hunting is set to be banned in England and Wales.
20 March 2026
—
Press release
Government cracks down on waste crime to clean up streets and restore pride in communities
Some of the worst illegal waste sites across England to be cleared, restoring pride in our communities
18 March 2026
—
Press release
New plans to reshape how we protect and manage our land
England’s first Land Use Framework sets out a plan for managing the country’s finite land to ensure the nation’s long-term resilience
13 March 2026
—
Press release
Regulation reset to fast-track homes, transport and clean energy
Major boost to sustainable development, as £100 million invested to speed up planning approvals
30 January 2026
—
Press release
Kidlington: Two further arrests for illegal waste dumping
Two men arrested as part of Environment Agency investigation, supported by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit.
27 January 2026
—
Press release
Farming rules shake-up to cut pollution and support farmers
Streamlined agriculture rules to cut duplication and make it easier for farmers to drive down water pollution
Latest from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Structure of the agricultural industry: survey notes and guidance
23 April 2026
Guidance
Public register of reprocessors and exporters of UK packaging waste
23 April 2026
Guidance
Land Use Framework
23 April 2026
Policy paper
See all latest documents
Subscriptions
Get emails
What we do
We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries.
Defra
is a ministerial department, supported by
34 agencies and public bodies
.
Read more about what we do
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Documents
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Drive in a clean air zone
Find out your rubbish collection day
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Guidance and regulation
Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS)
30 April 2024
Guidance
Submit tuberculosis (TB) test results using Sam
3 March 2026
Guidance
See all guidance and regulation
News and communications
British seafood goes global with £1.5 million annual boost
22 April 2026
Press release
New EU rules for pet travel for GB residents
21 April 2026
News story
See all news and communications
Research and statistics
Latest poultry and poultry meat statistics
23 April 2026
National Statistics
Historical statistics notices on poultry and poultry meat production, 2026
23 April 2026
National Statistics
See all research and statistics
Policy papers and consultations
Land Use Framework
23 April 2026
Policy paper
Animal by-products legislation for England: exemptions
21 April 2026
Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations
Transparency and freedom of information releases
List of statistics with pre-release access
22 April 2026
Transparency data
Specialised Committee on Fisheries
17 April 2026
Transparency data
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our ministers
The Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dame Angela Eagle DBE MP
Minister of State (Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs)
Emma Hardy MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding)
Mary Creagh CBE MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature)
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals)
Our management
Paul Kissack
Permanent Secretary
Sally Randall
Director General for Environment
Emily Miles
Director General for Food, Biosecurity and Trade
David Hill
Director General for Strategy and Water
Professor Anjali Goswami
Director General for Science, Data and Analysis, Defra Chief Scientific Adviser
Professor Christine Middlemiss CB
UK Chief Veterinary Officer
Iain King
Chief Financial Officer, Interim Director General Delivery and Group Chief Operating Officer
Heather Hancock
Lead non-executive board member
Nick Folland
Non-executive board member
Indro Mukerjee
Non-executive board member
Sachin Jogia
Non-executive board member
Allison Ogden-Newton OBE
Non-executive board member
Dan Corry
Non-executive board member
Special representatives
Ruth Davis OBE
UK Special Representative for Nature
Contact Defra
Defra Helpline
Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Contact: Defra Helpline
Telephone (UK only)
03459 33 55 77
Telephone (from outside the UK)
+44 20 7238 6951
The quickest way to get a response is to call our Helpline which is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm (find out about call charges at
www.gov.uk/call-charges
), alternatively you can email us.
We aim to respond to queries within 20 working days, however due to the current volumes of correspondence we are receiving there could be a significant delay.
Defra Rural Services helpline
Telephone
03000 200 301
Contact the Defra Rural Services helpline for farming-related advice.
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm.
You should also call us 24/7 to report suspicion of notifiable disease in animals.
Find out about call charges at
www.gov.uk/call-charges
.
Pet Travel helpline
Pet Travel Section
Eden Bridge House
Lowther Street
Carlisle
CA3 8DX
United Kingdom
Email
pettravel@apha.gov.uk
Pet Travel helpline
03000 200 301
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm (closed on bank holidays).
Find out about call charges at
www.gov.uk/call-charges
.
Report fraud to Defra
Contact: Report fraud to Defra
How to report fraud, bribery and corruption against Defra.
Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and
how to make a request
.
Check
our previous releases
to see if we’ve already answered your question.
Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests
Information Rights Team (IRT)
Seacole Building
4th Floor
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Email
InformationRequests@defra.gov.uk
High profile groups within Defra
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme
Corporate information
Our organisation chart
Accessible documents policy
Complaints procedure
Equality and diversity
Media enquiries
Modern slavery statement
Our energy use
Our governance
Research at Defra
Statistics at Defra
Jobs and contracts
Procurement at Defra
Working for Defra
Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our
Publication scheme
. Our
Personal information charter
explains how we treat your personal information.
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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Department
for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs
Bringing food into Great Britain
Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain
Funding for farmers, growers and land managers
Check for flooding
Get your dog or cat microchipped
Bird flu (avian influenza)
Environment, farming and countryside
Bluetongue
Featured
26 March 2026
—
Press release
Trail hunting set to be banned
Trail hunting is set to be banned in England and Wales.
20 March 2026
—
Press release
Government cracks down on waste crime to clean up streets and restore pride in communities
Some of the worst illegal waste sites across England to be cleared, restoring pride in our communities
18 March 2026
—
Press release
New plans to reshape how we protect and manage our land
England’s first Land Use Framework sets out a plan for managing the country’s finite land to ensure the nation’s long-term resilience
13 March 2026
—
Press release
Regulation reset to fast-track homes, transport and clean energy
Major boost to sustainable development, as £100 million invested to speed up planning approvals
30 January 2026
—
Press release
Kidlington: Two further arrests for illegal waste dumping
Two men arrested as part of Environment Agency investigation, supported by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit.
27 January 2026
—
Press release
Farming rules shake-up to cut pollution and support farmers
Streamlined agriculture rules to cut duplication and make it easier for farmers to drive down water pollution
Latest from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Structure of the agricultural industry: survey notes and guidance
23 April 2026
Guidance
Public register of reprocessors and exporters of UK packaging waste
23 April 2026
Guidance
Land Use Framework
23 April 2026
Policy paper
See all latest documents
Subscriptions
Get emails
What we do
We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries.
Defra
is a ministerial department, supported by
34 agencies and public bodies
.
Read more about what we do
Follow us
The following links open in a new tab
Follow on
Defra on X
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
Defra e-alert
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
Great British Food
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
YouTube
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
Air quality on X
(opens in new tab)
Documents
Services
Drive in a clean air zone
Find out your rubbish collection day
See all services
Guidance and regulation
Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS)
30 April 2024
Guidance
Submit tuberculosis (TB) test results using Sam
3 March 2026
Guidance
See all guidance and regulation
News and communications
British seafood goes global with £1.5 million annual boost
22 April 2026
Press release
New EU rules for pet travel for GB residents
21 April 2026
News story
See all news and communications
Research and statistics
Latest poultry and poultry meat statistics
23 April 2026
National Statistics
Historical statistics notices on poultry and poultry meat production, 2026
23 April 2026
National Statistics
See all research and statistics
Policy papers and consultations
Land Use Framework
23 April 2026
Policy paper
Animal by-products legislation for England: exemptions
21 April 2026
Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations
Transparency and freedom of information releases
List of statistics with pre-release access
22 April 2026
Transparency data
Specialised Committee on Fisheries
17 April 2026
Transparency data
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our ministers
The Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dame Angela Eagle DBE MP
Minister of State (Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs)
Emma Hardy MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding)
Mary Creagh CBE MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature)
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals)
Our management
Paul Kissack
Permanent Secretary
Sally Randall
Director General for Environment
Emily Miles
Director General for Food, Biosecurity and Trade
David Hill
Director General for Strategy and Water
Professor Anjali Goswami
Director General for Science, Data and Analysis, Defra Chief Scientific Adviser
Professor Christine Middlemiss CB
UK Chief Veterinary Officer
Iain King
Chief Financial Officer, Interim Director General Delivery and Group Chief Operating Officer
Heather Hancock
Lead non-executive board member
Nick Folland
Non-executive board member
Indro Mukerjee
Non-executive board member
Sachin Jogia
Non-executive board member
Allison Ogden-Newton OBE
Non-executive board member
Dan Corry
Non-executive board member
Special representatives
Ruth Davis OBE
UK Special Representative for Nature
Contact Defra
Defra Helpline
Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Contact: Defra Helpline
Telephone (UK only)
03459 33 55 77
Telephone (from outside the UK)
+44 20 7238 6951
The quickest way to get a response is to call our Helpline which is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm (find out about call charges at
www.gov.uk/call-charges
), alternatively you can email us.
We aim to respond to queries within 20 working days, however due to the current volumes of correspondence we are receiving there could be a significant delay.
Defra Rural Services helpline
Telephone
03000 200 301
Contact the Defra Rural Services helpline for farming-related advice.
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm.
You should also call us 24/7 to report suspicion of notifiable disease in animals.
Find out about call charges at
www.gov.uk/call-charges
.
Pet Travel helpline
Pet Travel Section
Eden Bridge House
Lowther Street
Carlisle
CA3 8DX
United Kingdom
pettravel@apha.gov.uk
Pet Travel helpline
03000 200 301
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm (closed on bank holidays).
Find out about call charges at
www.gov.uk/call-charges
.
Report fraud to Defra
Contact: Report fraud to Defra
How to report fraud, bribery and corruption against Defra.
Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and
how to make a request
.
Check
our previous releases
to see if we’ve already answered your question.
Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests
Information Rights Team (IRT)
Seacole Building
4th Floor
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
InformationRequests@defra.gov.uk
High profile groups within Defra
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme
Corporate information
Our organisation chart
Accessible documents policy
Complaints procedure
Equality and diversity
Media enquiries
Modern slavery statement
Our energy use
Our governance
Research at Defra
Statistics at Defra
Jobs and contracts
Procurement at Defra
Working for Defra
Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our
Publication scheme
. Our
Personal information charter
explains how we treat your personal information.
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