Tamara Finkelstein has been confirmed as permanent secretary for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) by cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill in agreement with the Prime Minister. Ms Finkelstein has been interim permanent secretary at Defra...
Defra permanent secretary Clare Moriarty is to become permanent secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) at the end of this month, following Philip Rycroft’s retirement. Ms Moriarty joined Defra in May 2016 after a period running the Rail...
The Government’s first advisory papers on a “no deal Brexit” point to agricultural regulation carrying on as before in the UK during the interim period, save for organic feed and food trading which would be subject to some delays. But the NFU warns that the organic...