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Plant varieties and seeds framework for precision bred plant varieties in England

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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
17 February 2025
Last updated
7 July 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Detail of feedback received

Between 17 February 2025 and 14 April 2025, we consulted on the proposed Plant Varieties and Seeds framework for precision bred plant varieties in England, including the proposed Precision Bred Plant Variety List for England, and the provision of information on precision bred seed and other plant reproductive material.  

A total of 425 responses were received, of which 411 were submitted through the online consultation response form hosted on the Defra Citizen Space hub, and 14 were received by email.

Thank you to all who took the time to share their views. We are continuing to work through and carefully consider all responses and will publish the summary of responses and next steps in due course.

Summary

Consultation on a proposed plant varieties and seeds framework for precision bred plant varieties in England.

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Consultation description

We want to know what you think of our plans to introduce a new framework for precision bred plant varieties in England.

The framework includes a precision bred plant variety list for England for precision bred agricultural and vegetable plant varieties.  We want to understand how the proposed variety list will impact businesses and other organisations.

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Published 17 February 2025
Last updated 7 July 2025 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

  1. Added summary of feedback received. We received 425 responses, which we are continuing to work through and carefully consider. We will publish the full summary of responses and next steps in due course.

  2. First published.

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Update history

2025-10-09 10:00
Added the executive summary and the final summary of responses.

2025-07-07 09:30
Added summary of feedback received. We received 425 responses, which we are continuing to work through and carefully consider. We will publish the full summary of responses and next steps in due course.

2025-02-17 09:30
First published.