Abstract
To review and assess the level of compliance, and hence the effectiveness, of the Environmental Protection (Restriction of the Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (as amended), through an assessment of wild birds shot and sold through game dealers. To recommend further measures which will provide Defra with a credible assessment of current practices, including if appropriate the feasibility and practicality of undertaking cartridge counts or other on-site surveys: and to recommend measures to improve compliance if current practice is shown to be insufficient to meet the aims and objectives of the original Regulations.
United Kingdom