3rd report - Biosecurity at the border: Britain's illegal meat crisis

Select Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee HC 1296 8 September 2025
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 25 items (15 recs)
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Accepted 3
Accepted in Part 11
Acknowledged 6
Deferred 1
Rejected 4
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6 Conclusion Deferred
Under successive governments, Defra’s approach to personal imports from the EU since 2021 has been unnecessarily lax, too reactive and overly complicated. Temporary personal import rules create confusion for travellers, uncertainty for farmers, and difficulty for enforcement professionals. (Conclusion, Paragraph 29)
Government Response Summary
The government states it has deferred permanent personal import rules from the EU until January 2027 and currently has no plans to consult on a permanent policy. It notes existing temporary safeguard measures are in place to address biosecurity risks.
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