Last summer (2004) Defra announced that it would review the Milestone 3 to 5 targets in line with the conditions of the Underlying and Umbrella Agreements.

Trade Associations requested information from all sites last year via a questionnaire to contribute to the negotiations with Defra.  Changes to the targets were subsequently agreed at the end of last year.  Sites within the same sector or sub-sector have received the SAME changes.

Information on what to do with this information can be found below.  Please click on the document titles if you want to see what the documents contain.

What to do when you receive the letters from Defra:

Annex A - the new targets: for your information only.

Annex A simply presents your new targets.  You can object to these changes by following the instructions in the covering letter however Defra are very very unlikely to change the targets.  Representations from sites were requested last summer (2004) via a questionnaire and these fed directly into the negotiations to arrive at the final agreed changes. 

Annex B - an administrative rule change on absolute targets.  Please sign Annex B and return to Defra.

This rule change has had to be sent to all sites in case those who don't already have absolute targets decide to change to them.  Trade Assocations are aware of this rule change and are in agreement with it.

Annex C - for information only.

The rules on how Absolute targets will be adminstered is contained in this document and is for information only.