Catalogue description Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Predecessors: Agri-Environment Team: Countryside Stewardship Scheme (MCS Prefix Series)

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Reference: MAF 765
Title: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Predecessors: Agri-Environment Team: Countryside Stewardship Scheme (MCS Prefix Series)
Description:

This series contains records relating to the various Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs led consultations which have led to changes to the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This includes the incorporation of the Habitat Scheme into the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and access review.
Date: 1995-2006
Related material:

For records relating to Natural England see COU

For records relating to Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESL Series) see MAF 679
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: MSC
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2001-

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001
Physical description: 31 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2021 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

Agri-environment schemes were set up to help farmers manage their land in an environmentally-friendly way. These schemes include the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) and Countryside Stewardship (CS) schemes. The CS scheme was originally introduced in 1991 as five year pilot scheme by the Countryside Commission to improve the environmental value of farmland. The administration was taken over by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1996, expanding to include new landscapes and features. The scheme was incorporated into the England Rural Development Programme in 2000. Agreements for the scheme were for 10 years and were closed for new entrants in 2004 with the introduction of the Environmental Stewardship scheme. The scheme is now administered by Natural England.

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