| Adam Hart 2008-01-29, 9:25 am |
| On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:56:18 -0000, "Pat Gardiner"
<patgardiner@btinternet.com> wrote:
>Pat's Note: I find it increasingly hard to understand why anyone should ever
>trust Defra. Hope before experience, I suppose.
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>http://www.thepoultrysite.com/poult...-draws-concerns
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>Tuesday, January 29, 2008
>Poultry Register Draws Concerns
>UK - A UK government proposal to begin a poultry register has drawn such
>concern over what a process of 'information sharing' will entail that the
>British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has called for an
>urgent meeting with Defra.
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>According to the BASC, The register was set up to help minimise the effects
>of avian influenza and assurances were made by Defra at the time that
>personal information would only be used for this purpose.
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>Defra launched a consultation in November to ascertain the views of people
>already on the poultry register on the possibility of sharing information
>across other government departments such as HM Revenue and Customs.
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>BASC has submitted a response to the consultation to seek clarification on
>what Defra means by sharing information for "additional purposes". BASC is
>concerned that personal data, which people had submitted in good faith, will
>be used for purposes other than to minimise the effects of avian flu.
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>Head of gamekeeping and game shooting, Stewart Scull, said: "I was involved
>in the original discussions about establishing the poultry register in 2005
>when Defra gave assurances that any information provided would only be used
>for its intended purpose, to combat avian flu. While BASC supports Defra's
>proposal to allow the poultry register to be used to combat other notifiable
>diseases such as Newcastle Disease, we're concerned that it is now being
>proposed to make this information available to multiple agencies not
>directly involved in disease outbreaks."
BASC and other shooting groups had their noses put out of joint when
Animal Aid forced HMRC to investigate the shooting industry regards
possible VAT payments.
Since then they have been on tip toes and warning each other to ensure
payments are declared.
THE SHOOTING INDUSTRY’S £20 MILLION TAX DODGE EXPOSED
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEW...oting/ALL/1468/
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