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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Rural Payments Agency the delays in administering the 2005 single payment scheme in England

By: Language: English Series: House of Commons Paper ; 1631 2005-06Publication details: London TSO 2006ISBN:
  • 0102943397
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 338.181 $2 18
Online resources: Summary: Reviews the implementation by the Rural Payment Agency (RPA) and DEFRA of the European Union's single payment scheme in England. The implementation had cost £122.3m by the end of March 2006. RPA encountered difficulties in processing £1515m payments due under the scheme and failed to meet its own target to pay 96% of that sum by the end of March 2006. These difficulties encountered in making payments have caused distress to a significant minority of farmers, cost farmers money additional interest and bank charges and undermined the farming industry's confidence in the agency. RPA had underestimated the amount of work involved.

Reviews the implementation by the Rural Payment Agency (RPA) and DEFRA of the European Union's single payment scheme in England. The implementation had cost £122.3m by the end of March 2006. RPA encountered difficulties in processing £1515m payments due under the scheme and failed to meet its own target to pay 96% of that sum by the end of March 2006. These difficulties encountered in making payments have caused distress to a significant minority of farmers, cost farmers money additional interest and bank charges and undermined the farming industry's confidence in the agency. RPA had underestimated the amount of work involved.

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