Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England

Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.

Guidance: Bird flu: rules on meat produced from poultry and farmed game birds originating in disease control zones

Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.

Packaging waste: apply for registration and accreditation as a reprocessor or exporter

How to apply for mandatory registration and voluntary accreditation as a reprocessor or exporter of packaging waste – includes how to comply with requirements and technical information.

Guidance: Year 2 illustrative waste disposal fees: Extended producer responsibility for packaging

Illustrative waste disposal fees for Year 2 (2026 to 2027) that will be charged to large producers obligated under Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.

Transparency data: Defra: business appointment rules advice

This page summarises advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.