Publication - FOI/EIR release
Number of farm inspections 2015-2017: FOI release
- Published
- 17 August 2018
- Directorate
- Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
- Topic
- Farming and rural, Public sector
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
FOI reference: FOI/18/02060
Date received: 1 August 2018
Date responded: 16 August 2018
Date received: 1 August 2018
Date responded: 16 August 2018
Information requested
Under the FOI act I would please like to know, for the years 2015-2017 (inclusive) and broken down annually:
1. The number of inspections made of all types of farmers in relation to all cross compliance Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs 1-13) and Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAECs 1-7).
2. The number of these inspections that were unannounced.
Response
The information you have requested is set out in the following table –
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Year |
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2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
| No. of inspections |
2281 |
2334 |
2405 |
| No. of unannounced inspections |
1337 |
1397 |
1513 |
Please note – under cross compliance farm inspections are considered to be unannounced where the period of notice is between 0 and 3 hours.
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Contact
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: [ceu@gov.scot](mailto:ceu@gov.scot)
Phone: 0300 244 4000
Email: [ceu@gov.scot](mailto:ceu@gov.scot)
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
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Regent Road
Edinburgh
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