Strategy Working Group

This working group is the first of a series of groups set up to address key recommendations in the Review of Non-native Species Policy (2003). The Strategy Working Group produced a draft GB Non-native Species Strategy for public consultation in February 2007.

Invasive Non Natives Species Framework Strategy for Great Britain - Launched 28th May 2008.

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The GB Invasive Non-native Species Framework Strategy, launched on 28th May 2008, is intended to provide a strategic framework within which the actions of government departments, their related bodies and key stakeholders can be better co-ordinated.  Its overall aim is to minimise the risks posed, and reduce the negative impacts caused, by invasive non-native species in Great Britain.

This strategy was drafted by a working group consisting of key stakeholders from industry, Non Governmental Organisations and government.  The strategy underwent a public consultation in 2007 and final versions are shown below.

English Strategy document HERE (or click the image)

Welsh version available HERE (or click the image)

Implementation plan HERE
(Note: The implementation Plan is not a static document and it will be updated as key actions are progressed. The status column uses the red/amber/green traffic light system to indicate whether progress is currently satisfactory and the priority status indicates the current level of importance each key action is given. The costs given are only those accruing to Government.)

 

Membership of the Strategy Working Group:

  • Wildlife Species Conservation Division, Defra (Chair)
  • Non-native Species Secretariat (Secretary)
  • Plant Health Division, Defra
  • Pet Care Trust / Sustainable Users Network
  • Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association
  • Horticultural Trades Association
  • Plantlife (on behalf of Scottish Environment Link)
  • Joint Nature Conservation Committee
  • International Animal Health Veterinary Unit, Defra
  • Surveillance, Zoonoses & Emerging Issues Division, Defra
  • Environment Agency
  • Welsh Assembly Government
  • Central Science Laboratory
  • Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD)
  • HM Revenue and Customs
  • Network Rail
  • Imperial College London
  • Department for Transport
  • RSPB (on behalf of Wildlife and Countryside Link)
  • Natural England

Progress to date

Following extensive consultation with stakeholders the Strategy Working Group produced a draft Strategy. An initial Regulatory Impact Assessment was also been produced. A draft of the Strategy was approved at the Programme Board meeting in December 2006 and circulated to other Governement Departments for comment.

Public Consultation

A public consultation of the draft Strategy was launched on 28th February 2007 and closed on 23rd May 2007. Details of the documents issued are still available to view through this link. The Secretariat has collated and analysed the responses and these are contained in the Summary of Responses.

Strategy document in English