Records of Environment and Conservation

Records of Environment and Conservation, including:

Environmental Pollution: Policy and Co-ordination (CE Series) files, MAF 435.

Nitrate Sensitive Areas Scheme (NSA Series) files, MAF 676.

Envionmental and Conservation Policy (CON Series), MAF 678.

Environmentally Sensitive Areas files, MAF 679 and MAF 680.

Regulations Concerning Treated Sewage Sludge on Agricultural Land, MAF 689.

Conservation Management (LCA series), MAF 694.

Transport Liaison Global Atmosphere (GATL series), MAF 739.

Food and Rural Affairs: Environment Direct (ENVDI Prefix), MAF 754.

Land Capital Support Programme (CLCPP series), MAF 756.

Agri-Environment Team: Countryside Stewardship Scheme (MCS Prefix Series), MAF 765.

Fisheries Division 1 and Marine Environmental Protection Division (PDC Prefix Series), MAF 780.

Air Quality Strategy (NLAQP prefix), MAF 781.

Water Quality Division: Shellfish Water Directorate (SWD Prefix), MAF 785.

Waste Management (WMA and WMB Prefix), MAF 811.

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2001-2001
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Conservation and Woodlands Policy Division, 1995-1998
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Conservation Management Division, 1995-2001
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Conservation Policy Division, 1989-1995
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environment Co-ordination Unit, 1984-1986
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environmental and Conservation Policy Division, 1986-1988
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environmental Pollution, Pesticides and Infestation Control Division, 1974-1984
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environmental Protection Division, 1989-1998
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environmentally Sensitive Areas Division, 1994-1995
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Rural and Marine Environment Division, 1998-2005
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Safety, Pesticides and Infestation Control Division, 1970-1974

Topics

Food and drink

Fishing

Farming

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Environment and Conservation, to 2001

In 1970 the Safety, Pesticides and Infestation Control Division was created, and in 1974 when its remit was expanded, this became part of the Environmental Pollution, Pesticides and Infestation Control Division, which also encompassed all other areas of environmental pollution and infestation control.

In 1984 these functions passed to the Environment Co-ordination Unit which was responsible for co-ordination of the Ministry's work on environmental issues, including pollution, conservation and rural affairs. In 1986 this became the Environmental and Conservation Policy Division, which continued until in 1988 when its responsibilities were split between two new divisions: the Conservation Policy Division and the Environmental Policy Division, which then became the Environmental Protection Division.

Work to establish Environmentally Sensitive Areas began in 1987 and was done by an Environment Task Force Division until 1988. In 1991 a second Environment Task Force was created in 1991 to co-ordinate the environmental aspects of CAP (the Common Agricultural Policy) and work relating to new Environmentally Sensitive Areas and this developed into an Environmentally Sensitive Areas Division in 1994.

In 1995 the Environmentally Sensitive Areas Division became the Conservation Management Division, and the Conservation Policy Division was replaced by the Conservation and Woodlands Policy Division.

The Environmental Protection Division continued until 1998 when it became the Rural and Marine Environment Division.

The Conservation and Woodlands Policy Division later became the Conservation and Rural Development Division and then the Rural Division.

In 2001, MAFF was replaced by DEFRA, and the Conservation Management Division, the Rural and Marine Environment Division, and the Rural Division were all accordingly transferred.