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    SNH to review their general licenses

    https://www.nature.scot/snh-launch-g...e-consultation

    21 May 2019

    SNH to launch General Licence consultation
    A 12-week consultation about General Licences will take place later this year, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) announced today.

    A General Licence is a type of species licence that allows users to control wild birds or destroy their nests, for reasons such as preventing serious damage to crops, protecting public health, and guarding air safety when flocks of birds are liable to get in flight paths.

    Robbie Kernahan, SNH’s Head of National Operations, said:

    “We want to ensure that General Licences in Scotland are clear, proportionate and fit-for-purpose.

    “In light of the complicated situation in England with General Licences right now, we have decided to bring forward our consultation which had been scheduled for 2020.

    “Our General Licences cover relatively common situations – such as preventing agricultural damage and protecting public health and safety – when there’s unlikely to be any conservation impact on a species. They avoid the need for people to apply for individual licences for these specific situations. As with any licence, we need to ensure that General Licences strike the appropriate balance between species conservation and a range of other legitimate interests.”

    “We would like to reassure those who are currently operating under General Licences in Scotland that these remain in place, allowing those who comply with the conditions to continue to use them.”

    The consultation will ask stakeholders for their views about how General Licences work in practice, what they should cover, and how they are worded.

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    Email: licensing@nature.scot

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    Unsurprising The ballsup from NE has rolled North of the Border

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    Quote Originally Posted by short-carabine View Post
    Unsurprising The ballsup from NE has rolled North of the Border
    SNH have done it the right way though . They have not just revoked them . Still in place until they finish the review.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bighit View Post
    SNH have done it the right way though . They have not just revoked them . Still in place until they finish the review.
    A sensible approach with no panicking

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    Quote Originally Posted by short-carabine View Post
    A sensible approach with no panicking
    Yes. Seems the right way to do it.

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    Shows how utterly incompetent the management of NE is/was in it's knee jerk withdrawal of GL04/05/06.
    Whoever signed off on that should be sacked for gross negligence, I dread to think how much it's costing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by angrybear View Post
    Shows how utterly incompetent the management of NE is/was in it's knee jerk withdrawal of GL04/05/06.
    Whoever signed off on that should be sacked for gross negligence, I dread to think how much it's costing.
    You may not have seen it AB. fieldsports Britain have a video of the inquiry . I have posted a short version in the fac section.

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