Defra under fire for general licence failure

BASC has announced it will prepare legal proceedings against the Government body, while Wild Justice is also planning to take action

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BASC is planning to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw general licence GL43, the licence that covers the release of gamebirds such as pheasants and red-legged partridges in certain areas of England. At the same time, Wild Justice has announced it is taking Defra to court over its lack of monitoring of the same licence. Defra was supposed to have introduced a variation of the general licence in line with European statutes barring the release of any gamebirds near conservation areas, but on 30 May, the previous general licence expired and the anticipated new licence is now not being introduced. Therese Coffey, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced that gamebird release can now proceed without a general licence unless they are near a conservation…

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