Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Intervention Board : BSE, the cost of a crisis report / by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

  • National Audit Office
Date:
1998
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Credit: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Intervention Board : BSE, the cost of a crisis report / by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ESP] Between June and October 1997 the Board instituted additional controls to reconcile the number of calves presented with the carcasses disposed of in order to counteract the weaknesses of this type and others identified from the results of work by the Board’s Anti-Fraud Unit and other inspectors. This work is covered in Part 4 of this report. the Calf Processing Aid Scheme had been appropriately implemented under relevant European Union regulations; and @ errors in claims had occurred but checks carried out by the Board and action taken to address weaknesses were adequate. 56 ESF} The Government with the agreement and support of the European Union introduced a series of other measures to support the United Kingdom beef industry. These schemes involved: @ short term support to specific sectors of the market (Beef Marketing; Slaughtering Industry (Emergency Aid) Scheme (throughput element); Rendering Industry Support Schemes, Movement of Hides Scheme). @ collection, storage and disposal of beef and beef products made unsaleable by the crisis, Slaughtering Industry (Emergency Aid) Scheme, Beef Stocks Transfer Scheme; Beef and Beef Products (Storage and Disposal Services) Scheme; and of mammalian meat and bone meal or feed containing it (Feed Recall Scheme). M increased expenditure on existing schemes (Beef Special Premium, Suckler Cow Premium Schemes; Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances; purchases into intervention). ESZ] The National Audit Office reviewed the general purpose, duration and beneficiaries of the schemes, whether they were funded nationally or by the European Union, and the total expenditure incurred in 1996-97. A summary of the results of this review is given in Figure 19.