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Consultation Responses

August 2024

The SSA has provided input to the joint consultation by the UK Government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the DAERA for Northern Ireland on the integration of Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGRs) into the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

June 2024

The SSA, on behalf of the Carbon Advisory Board, has responded to BSI's consultation on its new standard for nature markets in the UK. 

March 2024

The SSA has responded to the Welsh government's Sustainable Farming Scheme consultation which is designed to replace Common Agricultural Policy subsidies post Brexit. 

February 2024

The SSA has updated a repsonse to the 2021 Farming Rules for Water regulatory review following a call from the Defra Water Quality and Agriculture Team.

September 2023

The SSA responded to The Environmental Audit Committee's call for evidence on the current and future role of natural capital in the green economy.

July 2023

The SSA addressed some of the key points on this recent call for evidence around the structure and operation of the food supply chain; market power and regulation; and food prices, security and fairness.

March 2023

The SSA responded to Labour's National Policy Forum Consultation "A Green and Digital Future" with our 6 policy asks for healthy soils.

January 2023

In late 2022 the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee launched an inquiry into soil health. The SSA responded with a comprehensive review of the state of soil policy in the UK.

December 2022

The SSA submitted evidence to Scotland's call for evidence on the new agriculture bill: Delivering our Vision for Scottish Agriculture - Proposals for a new Agriculture Bill.

August 2022

The SSA submitted evidence to Parliament's Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) Call for Evidence - welcoming the early emphasis on soil and highlighting areas of concern.

June 2022

The SSA with the UK Farm Soil Carbon Code Consortium submitted a response to the UK Government's call for evidence on a Green Finance Strategy, highlighting the need for a set of minimum standards in the soil carbon market and an open-access soil carbon code for new entrants into the market.

May 2022

The SSA submitted a response to Defra's Nature Recovery Green Paper, highlighting the ways in which soil health is crucial to protected sites and species and the current policy and research gaps that need addressing.

February 2022

The SSA submitted a response to the UK Climate Change Commission's Call for Evidence on carbon offsets, highlighting the role of soil carbon on behalf of the UK Farm Soil Carbon Consortium.

February 2022

The SSA responded to DAERA's consultation on future agricultural policy proposals for Northern Ireland, including the participation in soil testing as a condition for the Resilience Payment.

November 2021

The SSA responded to DAERA's consultation on a draft Northern Ireland Food Strategy Framework, highlighting the importance of soil health in the framework's priorities.

November 2021

The SSA responded to the Scottish Government's consultation to inform the development of agricultural policy and the replacement to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

September 2021

The SSA submitted a response to the House of Lords' Science and Technology Committee Inquiry on Nature-based solutions for climate change, on behalf of the UK Farm Soil Carbon Consortium.

March 2021

The SSA responded to the Wales Agriculture White Paper, the next stage of the previous consultations Brexit and Our Land and Sustainable Farming and Our Land.

March 2021

The SSA responded to the Red Tractor Standards 2021 Review. 

February 2021

The SSA responded to the call for evidence which seeks to strengthen the government’s understanding of the role of nature based solutions, including soils, in greenhouse gas removals (GGRs). 

January 2021

The SSA responded to the EFRA Committee Inquiry on Environmental Land Management and the Agricultural Transition. 

January 2021

The SSA responded to Defra's Regulatory Review on the 8 Farming Rules for Water.

October 2020

The SSA responded to the government’s Planning for the Future White Paper 2020 (England) that proposes reforms of the planning system to streamline and modernise the planning process.

September 2020

The SSA responded to the Environment Agency’s consultation on the 2021 River Basin Management Plan ‘Guide to Challenges and Choices’. 

July 2020

The SSA responded on behalf of soil health to Defra’s ELMs policy discussion document.

January 2020

Soils have been formally recognised as an essential natural asset providing a range of public goods, we call for an ambitious strategy and clear mechanisms for delivery to be put in place to achieve sustainably managed soils by 2030.

November 2019

The SSA responded to the Call for Evidence on the Economics of Biodiversity led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta.

October 2019

The SSA responded to the Sustainable Farming and Our Land Welsh Farming consultation aimed at supporting Welsh farmers after Brexit.

October 2019

The SSA responded to the National Food Strategy Call for Evidence aimed at improving England’s food system. 

September 2019

The SSA responded to the inquiry to contribute to the sector’s net zero emissions strategy.

September 2019

The SSA responded to the government’s peatland consultation.

July 2019

The SSA responded to Defra’s Agricultural Tenancy consultation. 

July 2019

The SSA responded to the Environment Agency’s consultation on the Draft flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy.

April 2019

The SSA responded to Defra’s Resources & Waste Strategy consultation in collaboration with Dr. Lynsey Blake (Durham University). 

February 2019

The SSA submitted the Science Panel’s rationale for ‘healthy soils’ as a headline indicator to the government’s consultation on the 25 Year Environment Plan.

February 2019

The SSA responded to Defra’s consultation on the Environment Bill draft clauses. 

October 2018

The SSA responded to Brexit and our land: Securing the future of Welsh farming consultation.

May 2018

The SSA responded to the government’s Health & Harmony consultation on The future of food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit.

March 2018

The SSA  responded to the government’s 25 Year Plan for the Environment and convened a parliamentary event on soils in the Plan.