Reading Time: 6 minutes UK regulatory checks on EU imports are now underway following EU exit. Last week, the UK Government announced the charges that will be imposed on checks for commercial movements of animal products, plants and plant products through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. The Common User Charge will be introduced on 30 April 2024. This blog sets out the background to border checks, the detail of the charges that will be imposed on imports and the reaction to these charges.
Category: Rural Affairs
Nature’s Balance Sheet – What are the key issues for Natural Capital Finance?
Reading Time: 8 minutes This is the third blog in a series of three exploring natural capital finance in Scotland – what it is, why there is demand for it, and what the key issues are.
Nature’s Balance Sheet – How does Natural Capital Finance work?
Reading Time: 8 minutes This is the second blog in a series of three exploring natural capital finance in Scotland – what it is, why there is demand for it, and what the key issues are.
Nature’s Balance Sheet – What is Natural Capital Finance, what is needed, and where should it come from?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This is the first blog in a series of three exploring natural capital finance in Scotland – what it is, why there is demand for it, and what the key issues are.
The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: What do the proposals for large landholdings look like?
Reading Time: 9 minutes The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 13 March 2024. It is accompanied by the following key documents: The
Caught adrift: what next for marine conservation in Scotland?
Reading Time: 9 minutes This blog explores what the future might hold for marine conservation in Scotland with a focus on how communities and local stakeholders might become more involved in decision making, and the potential role of marine planning.
What is ‘sustainable and regenerative agriculture’? With guest expert Dr Lorna Cole
Reading Time: 8 minutes Guest blog by Dr Lorna Cole discussing what it means for agriculture to be sustainable and regenerative.
Land Reform Consultation – What are the key stakeholders saying?
Reading Time: 10 minutes Introduction This is the third in a series of land reform blogs. Having previously considered the route to current proposals, and what is being proposed,
What do the Scottish Government’s proposals for land reform look like?
Reading Time: 5 minutes This is the second in a series of land reform blogs. It sets out current Scottish Government proposals for land reform. The most significant of
Routes to further land reform – the origins of current Scottish Government proposals
Reading Time: 4 minutes Introduction In July 2022 the Scottish Government published Land Reform in a Net Zero Nation, a consultation on measures to “address the impact of scale