News, correspondence and other documentation
Current documents
- Hunt ban is working
- High Court upholds ban on hunting
- Code of Conduct for the Use of Dogs Below Ground to Protect Birds Kept for Shooting
The Secretary of State has approved a Code of Practice
[163KB] governing the use of dogs below ground, for the purposes of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Hunting Act which came into force on 18 February. - Regulatory Impact Assessment
- Countryside Alliance
Challenge to the Hunting Act, 2004
Extract from an interview with Alun Michael on the Today Programme of 23 December 2004, relating to the Countryside Alliance challenge to the Hunting Act 2004.
News releases
- Hunting ban starts midnight tonight - 17 February 2005
- Scottish hunter would not be acquitted in England or Wales: Alun Michael - 14 December 2004
- 'Government "goes extra mile" to ease transition to hunting ban' - 18 November 2004
- Lords reject compromise on hunting with dogs - 12 November 2004
- House of Lords has not Compromised Enough on Hunting - Lord Whitty - 28 October 2004
- The Hunting Bill - committee stage, 26-28 October - 27 October 2004
- Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael on hunt protestors - 24 September 2004
- Hunting with dogs latest - 16 September 2004
- Government honours pledge on hunting - 8 September 2004
- Hunting Bill Clear and Enforceable - 9 July 2003
- Hunting Bill Amendments Tabled - 1 July 2003
- Hunting Bill Means The End Of Hunting Wild Mammals Just For Sport - Michael - 25 June 2003
- Hunting Bill Strangthened and Clarified in Committee - Michael
- The Proposals
- The Solution Should be Based on Evidence and Principle, not Personal Taste - Alun Michael
Statements by the Minister
- Statement of 11 January 2005
- Statement of 21 September 2004
- Statement of 3 December 2002
- Statement of 21 March 2002
Letters from the Minister
Correspondence with the Countryside Alliance
Radio interviews
- Countryside Alliance Challenge to the Hunting Act, 2004 - Radio 4, Today Programme, 23 December 2004
Rural Development Service: Technical Advice Note on foxes in Rural Areas
The Rural Development Service publishes a range of Technical Advice Notes, including ones on the identification, habits, management and control of certain species. A note on the management of foxes in rural areas [178KB] has recently been published, and existing notes on other quarry species such as hares and mink have been updated. [Further information]
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19 May, 2005
Page published:
10 December, 2002