Annual UK depopulation results published in compliance with retained EU Regulation 1099/2009. Data on operations for public health, animal health, animal welfare, or environmental reasons is collated by the APHA from devolved authorities for England, Scotland, and Wales. The report must be updated annually by 30 June.
Use Cases
- Monitor compliance with animal welfare regulations based on the annual reporting requirement.
- Analyze trends in animal depopulation operations for public health reasons as described.
- Compare depopulation activities across the devolved authorities of England, Scotland, and Wales.
- Assess the scale and reasons for depopulation operations under the supervision of the competent authority.
Strengths
- Data is published annually as required by EU Regulation 1099/2009.
- Collated by the APHA, a UK government agency, suggesting an official source.
- Covers three major UK nations: England, Scotland, and Wales.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Northern Ireland data is not included, as it makes its own return to the EU commission.
Provenance
- Source
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Collection Method
- Collated from devolved authorities for Scotland, England and Wales by the APHA.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-17 07:56:32.913190; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- England, Scotland, Wales