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New general licences “workable”, BASC tells BBC
Ian Danby spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today programme.
Ian Danby spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today programme.
New licences went live on Friday, 14 June 2019.
BASC chief executive Ian Bell met Michael Gove ahead of announcement.
BASC’s focus will remain on ensuring new, workable general licences are issued as soon as possible.
“A workable solution is needed in days not weeks,” says BASC.
Ninety-nine per cent of respondents reported damage, loss or risk.
SNH has now stated they will be reviewing their own general licences and that there will be a 12-week consultation later this summer. So is this is SNH buckling under? I don’t think so.
Twelve week online consultation will launch in the summer.
Letter asks environment secretary to consider a number of recommendations for resolving the current general licence “chaos”.