Farming: Single Payment Scheme / CAP Reform
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Under the CAP Reform package, the Single Payment Scheme replaces eleven schemes with one new single payment. Farmers will have greater freedom to farm to the demands of the market as subsidies will be decoupled from production, and environmentally friendly farming practices will be better acknowledged and rewarded. |
Rural Payments Agency
The Rural Payments Agency, an Executive Agency of Defra, is the single paying agency responsible for CAP schemes in England and certain schemes throughout the UK. Visit the RPA website for up to date information about payments under the Single Payment Scheme, including forms and guidance.
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A Vision for the Common Agricultural Policy
A Vision for the Common Agricultural Policy - this paper published jointly with the Treasury in December 2005, set out a vision for the future of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy. Its aim is to stimulate and help inform debate.
Single Payment Scheme
Under the CAP Reform package, the Single Payment Scheme will simplify the application arrangements for subsidy payments by replacing eleven CAP payment schemes with one new single payment. Farmers will have greater freedom to farm to the demands of the market as subsidies will be decoupled from production. At the same time, environmentally friendly farming practices will be better acknowledged and rewarded. Meeting the requirements relating to the environment, public and plant health and animal health and welfare is described as ‘cross-compliance’. The implementation of the CAP reform is central to England's Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food.
Further information
Note
The information on the CAP reform implementation applies to England only - for information on CAP Reform in the other parts of the United Kingdom, contact the appropriate Devolved Administration.
Page last modified: 30 August 2007
Page published: 20 July 2004