About Defra

About Defra

• Organisation
• Corporate reports and strategies
• Business planning and finance
• International events
  • EU - UK Presidency
• G8 - UK Presidency
• Energy and Environment Ministerial Roundtable
• Other corporate documents and information

Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) * works for the essentials of life - food, air, land, water, people, animals and plants. Our remit is the pursuit of sustainable development - weaving together economic, social and environmental concerns. Defra therefore:

• brings all aspects of the environment, rural matters, farming and food production together
• is a focal point for all rural policy, relating to people, the economy and the environment
• has roles in both European Union and global policy making, so that its work has a strong international dimension

Organisation

• Defra's Ministers

• Management Board (including summaries of meetings)

• Organisation chart (218 KB - updated November 2005)
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Corporate reports and strategies

• 5 year strategy

• Defra's sustainable development strategy: foundations for our future

• Departmental report and Autumn performance report

• Risk management strategy

Business planning and finance

• Doing business with us - Procurement

• Business planning

  • Departmental Investment Strategy

• Public Service Agreement 2005-2008, with performance targets

• Resource accounts

International events

• UK Presidency of European Union

• UK Presidency of G8

• Energy and Environment Ministerial Roundtable

Other corporate documents and information

• Access to information
  • Consultations
  • Defra publication scheme

  • Forms and regulation

• Strategic priorities and outcomes

• Appointments and recruitment

• Defra prospectus - Working for the essentials of life

• Defra's first three years - some of our achievements

• Defra delivery bodies and delivery strategy
• Defra Agency Review
• e-business strategy
• Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Service First (Citizen's Charter and Complaints Procedure)

• Defra / FSA Concordat

• Defra logo

• Devolution

• Diversity in Defra

  • Race Equality Scheme and Progress Reports

• Enforcement policy

• Glossary of Defra-related abbreviations and acronyms

• Impacts of climate change: implications

• Inquiries into FMD and the future of farming and the countryside

• Local Authority Comprehensive Performance Assessments (CPA)

• Welsh Language Scheme

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