02 April 2009 - Ref 18/09
EC legislation requires each Member State to publish details of recipients of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidy payments on a single website.
The details, which are due to be published on the Defra website at www.cap-payments.defra.gov.uk on 30 April 2009, relate to all CAP scheme payments for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, including the Single Payment Scheme payments (SPS) made to beneficiaries during the financial year from 16 October 2007 to 15 October 2008. Details of rural development scheme payments made during the period 1 January 2007 to 15 October 2007 are already available on the site.
As one of the paying agencies in the UK, RPA will be providing its information for publication, namely the trading title, that is the name in which the claim is made, payments for the year, local town and the first three or four digits of the recipient’s postcode. This information will remain on the website for two financial years from the date of publication.
Individuals requiring information on their rights as a data subject are advised to log on to www.rpa.gov.uk and click on ‘Access to information’, then ‘Personal data’. RPA's public service guarantee on data handling, which sets out an individual’s rights in respect of the handling of their personal data, is also available online. Those who do not have access to the internet, are advised to call the Customer Service Centre on 0845 603 7777.
Notes to Editors
1. RPA is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs (Defra), providing a range of key services in support of the
department’s objectives, including making rural payments, carrying out rural
inspections, and livestock tracing.
2. The EC legislation is Commission Regulation (EC) No. 259/2008
3. The information published on the website on 30 April 2009 will cover payments made from 16 October 2007 up to and including 15 October 2008.
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