Rural Review Reports

Defra has published its 2008 Dept Report      
This details the Defra performance evidence against a range of rural service delivery as laid down in PSA across Government.  www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/deprep/2008/index.htm

CAP Reform
Common Agricultural Policy “health check”.  The EU Commission has published its proposals and launched a six month consultation.

The Defra response can be found on Defra website.

A farming response can be found on the NFU website.  This also has a fully briefing by NFU Brussels office on some of detail.

State of the Natural Environment  2008   
Natural England have published their first report. There is also a Manifesto and a Yorks&humber Regional report. 

Rural Economic Scrutiny Report
Y&H Assembly, Rural Economy Scrutiny report and recommendation.
Scrutiny 12
A Summary of Scrutiny 12 - The Rural Economy
Rural Economy Scrutiny Review

Rural Advocates Report to the Prime Minister   
This can be found on www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk   and is titled Report of Rural Advocate 2007.   It coincided with the RSN Sustaining Rural Communities by accident rather than design I think.

ACRE also submitted a response in conjunction with Action for Market Towns and NALC.

Sustaining Rural Communities
The Rural Services Network of which the YHRAF are members  published a report on Rural Communities  this week.   It can be found on www.rsnonline.org.uk and is called Sustaining Rural Communities – a call for action.

Rural Challenges, Local Solutions     
Defra report on behalf of the Rural Delivery Pathfinders.  This looks at innovation in rural delivery.  East Yorks CC was our Pathfinder.  Hard copies from defra@cambertown.com reference PB12675 or www.defra.gov.uk/rural/ruraldelivery/pathfinders/default.htm

What Future for the Countryside 2026 Vision   
CPRE  debating document  to a consensus on land use www.cpre.org.uk