Reforming domestic CITES implementation
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- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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- 11 September 2025
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Original consultation
Summary
Seeking views on regulatory reforms to the implementation of CITES domestically.
This consultation was held on another website.
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Consultation description
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking views on proposed reforms to the domestic implementation of CITES.
The proposed reforms will support the government’s delivery of Corry Review recommendations on reviewing environmental regulations to ensure they deliver both economic growth and positive conservation outcomes.
The consultation includes sections on:
- proposals for amendments to the UK CITES domestic legislation
- proposed amendments to the CITES fees and charges framework
- draft statutory guidance on the use of civil sanctions to enforce certain breaches of CITES legislation
Defra will use your feedback to this consultation to develop a final package of reforms.
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Updates to this page
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Added the summary of responses and government response.
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We received a total of 141 responses from a wide range of individuals and organisations across the various sectors affected by CITES legislation. The responses have been analysed and we will publish the government response to the consultation in due course.
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First published.