Departmental report : 2002 (Defra) / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Forestry Commission ; presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

  • Great Britain. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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2002
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    Chapter 1 ul ] authorities and other gove DEFRA was formed in June 2001 by merging a number of government departments. This was because the areas with which DEFRA deals are interrelated — for example, a decision about the food chain may have an impact on jobs in rural communities and on the environment. DEFRA is the government department which co-ordinates and implements policies in these areas. The creation of the new Department has made it possible to refocus our work and to reorganise ourselves to meet the challenges we face. At DEFRA we are working to: e produce a better environment for all: e ensure wise use of resources; e create the right conditions for a thriving and sustainable food and farming industry; e make possible strong rural communities; and e help create an enjoyable countryside for all. To support this work we have set out a new vision, aim and a set of objectives to reflect our changed role and new priorities. We have established a developmental programme for DEFRA to map out our route to success. We recognise the important contribution science makes to our work and we are in the process of evaluating and strengthening our use of science. On 21 March 2002 we published a prospectus — Working for the Essentials of Life — setting out our agenda for the future and explaining in detail the challenges we face in the coming year. Copies of the prospectus can be found at www.defra.gov.uk This Departmental Report for 2001/02 looks at our key achievements over the past year and explains what the reorganisation of the Department has meant for us in terms of the way we have organised ourselves to do our job. We also report on our financial performance and how we have performed against our Public Service Agreement targets. This report also includes a chapter on the work of the Forestry Commission and it refers to the work of other members of the DEFRA family, including the Countryside Agency, the Environment Agency, English Nature and others connected with food, farming and fisheries. Chapter 1 ol
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