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Guide to key cross-compliance dates for UK regions 2021 >More in Cutting or trimming hedges or trees is prohibited from March 1 in all regions © Tim Scrivener Agriculture and environment departments across the devolved administrations have released key dates to help farmers avoid costly cross-compliance rule breaches in 2021. The rules apply to all Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claimants and are made up of statutory management requirements (SMRs) and standards for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAECs). Infringements, including those made accidentally, result in penalties applied to farm support payments. These penalties are imposed by the Rural Payments Agency and range from a 1% reduction in BPS for every area breached, to 100% of the BPS in cases of severe, persistent and intentional failures.

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