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Updates

19/04/13 ~ SPS helpline extended opening hours

26/02/13 ~ SPS Online – System available

04/02/13 ~ REMINDER: SPS Online preparing for 2013 applications

14/01/13 ~ Reminder – RPA deadline for entitlements transfers for SPS 2013

28/03/13 ~ Reminder – RPA deadline for entitlements transfers for SPS 2013

01/10/12 ~ Special Entitlements - Reminder

20/02/12 ~ SPS Payments hit Ł1.61bn

06/02/12 ~ Reminder – RPA deadline for entitlements transfers for SPS 2012

24/01/12 ~ RPA Chief updates farmers on latest Single Payment Scheme 2011 payment success

11/01/12 ~ Update on Single Payment Scheme 2011

21/11/11 ~ SPS Online Availability - 21 November 2011

08/11/11 ~ Update on Single Payment Scheme

01/11/11 ~ Changes to Special Entitlement Transfers

26/10/11 ~ Single Payment Scheme entitlements revalued for 2011 scheme year

03/10/11 ~ Special Entitlements - Reminder

25/05/11 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2011 reminder of deadline

18/04/11 - Electronic applications multiply as farmers and agents discover SPS Online

04/04/11 - SPS 2010 payment update: 4 April

31/03/11 ~ Minister updates Parliament on Single Payment Scheme progress

22/03/11 ~ Drop-in Centres for SPS 2011 applications

17/03/11 ~ SPS 2010 payments - Letters to Farmers

04/03/11 ~ SPS 2010 payment update and Statement from Minister of State

01/03/11 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2011 applications

28/01/11 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2011 – Information sheet

26/01/11 ~ Register now for SPS Online before 2011 applications are available

05/01/11 ~ SPS 2010 payment update

17/12/10 ~ The Minister of State yesterday laid a Written Ministerial Statement about this year’s SPS payments

07/12/10 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2010 payment update

01/12/10 ~ The Minister of State has today laid a Written Ministerial Statement about this year’s SPS payments

05/11/10 ~ 2010 Entitlements Calculator

01/11/10 ~ Single Payment Scheme entitlements revalued for 2010 scheme year

05/10/10 ~ Special entitlements - reminder

30/09/10 ~Single Payment Scheme 2010 Exchange Rate

11/06/10 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2010 late application deadline midnight - Friday 11 June

14/05/10 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2010 reminder of deadline

05/05/10 ~ Cross Compliance updates to 2010 Verifiable Standards for England

30/04/10 ~ Cross Compliance updates to Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs) 2, 5 and 12

29/04/10 ~ Cross Compliance update to Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 1 - Soil Protection Review (SPR)

21/04/10 ~ SPS 2010 and Mapping Update Progress Report

08/04/10 ~ SPS 2009 payments update

03/03/10 ~ Single Payment Scheme advice regarding flooded land

25/02/10 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2009 payment update

03/02/10 ~ Cross Compliance update to Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 12 – Agricultural land which is not in agricultural production

02/02/10 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2009 payment update

05/01/10 ~ SPS 2009 payments update

23/12/09 ~ SPS 2009 payments - FAQ

21/12/09 ~ Entitlements Statements and corrections of entitlements

17/12/09 ~ RPA meets first of its formal SPS targets

16/12/09 ~ Soil Protection Review 2010

16/12/09 ~ Mailing to all Single Payment Scheme (SPS) & Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) customers

08/12/09 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2009 payment update

02/12/09 ~ RPA pays 86,500 English farmers Ł1.31 billion in SPS payments

19/10/09 ~ Single Payment Scheme entitlements revalued for 2009 scheme year

30/09/09 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2009 Exchange Rate

21/09/09 ~ Changes to the Single Payment Scheme

Cross Compliance update to Statutory Management Requirement (SMR) 10 – Restrictions on the use of substances having hormonal or thyrostatic action and beta-agonist in farm animals.

21/08/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 Modulation Refund Payments

27/07/2009 ~ Cross Compliance update to Statutory Management Requirement (SMR) 7 – Cattle Identification and Registration.

17/07/2009 ~ Written statement by Hilary Benn on the Single Payment Scheme

07/07/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

10/06/09 ~ RPA has sent out the new entitlements application form (SP20) and guidance

03/06/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

29/05/2009 ~ SPS New entitlements - Information Note 3 (National Reserve) is published

20/05/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

13/05/2009 ~ RPA reminds farmers of closing date for SPS applications

13/05/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

30/04/2009 ~ Farmers asked for views on administering the Single Payment Scheme

30/04/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

28/04/09 ~ SPS 2009 land use codes - FAQ

24/04/09 ~ Cross Compliance Inspection Statistics

09/04/2009 ~ Entitlements Declaration Form (SP11) 2009 - FAQ

02/04/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

16/03/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

09/03/2009 ~ Reminder - Transfer of Single Payment Scheme entitlements

05/03/2009 ~ SPS 2009 application form FAQs

04/03/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

04/03/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2009 application forms

16/02/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

11/02/2009 ~ Interest Payments for 2006 Single Payment Scheme

10/02/2009 ~ RPA updates Cross Compliance guidance and Single Payment Scheme policy

04/02/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

30/01/2009 ~ Interest Payments for SPS 2005 Customers

28/01/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

26/01/2009 ~ RPA issue new guide for Cross Compliance breaches

22/01/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

22/01/2009 ~ Interest Payments for 2007 Single Payment Scheme

21/01/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

14/01/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

12/01/2009 ~ 2008 Entitlements Statements FAQ

06/01/2009 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

30/12/2008 ~ Cross Compliance update

17/12/2008 ~ Written statement by Hilary Benn on Single Payment Scheme

03/12/2008 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update

20/11/08 ~ Interest Payments for 2007 Single Payment Scheme

03/11/2008 ~ SPS entitlements revalued for 2008 scheme year

29/10/2008 ~ Aid for Energy Crops Scheme - 2008

22/10/2008 ~ 2007 Single Payment Scheme – payment update

07/10/08 ~ SPS New entitlements - Information Note 2 is published

03/10/08 ~ Defra grants a suspension from waterlogged soil regulations to help farmers complete their harvest

30/09/08 - 2008 SPS Exchange Rate

19/09/08 - Final reminder National Reserve ‘Alternative Investors’

05/09/08 - Interest Payments for 2007 Single Payment Scheme

02/09/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 Modulation Refund Payments

13/08/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

08/08/08 - Allocation of New SPS entitlements for 2010

07/08/08 - National Reserve ‘Alternative Investors’ review

29/07/08 - Hilary Benn accepts Curry Group recommendations on set-aside

29/07/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

09/07/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

03/07/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

03/07/08 - Written statement by Hilary Benn on the Single Payment Scheme

26/06/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

19/06/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

13/06/08 ~ More choice for SPS claimants

11/06/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

04/06/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

30/05/08 -Single Payment Scheme Reminder

21/05/08 - Common Agricultural Policy "health check" reforms

21/05/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

19/05/08 - SPS 2008 Application form FAQ updated

19/05/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

06/05/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

02/05/08 - 2007 Entitlements Statements FAQs updated

01/05/08 - Interest Payments for 2005 SPS Customers

25/04/08 - Cross Compliance Inspection Statistics for 2007

18/04/08 - Interest Payments for 2006 SPS Customers

18/04/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

31/03/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

28/03/08 - Customer Service Centre new call back service and opening hours

17/03/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

12/03/08 - Interest Payments for 2005 SPS Customers

11/03/08 - Interest Payments for 2006 SPS Customers

07/03/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

05/03/08 - SPS 2008 Application form FAQ

03/03/08 - Reminder - Transfer of Single Payment Scheme entitlements

29/02/08 - Consultation on Single Payment Scheme (SPS) aspects of EU fruit and vegetable and wine reform

29/02/08 - Interest Payments for 2005 SPS Customers

26/02/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2008 application forms

22/02/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

22/02/08 - Interest Payments for 2006 SPS Customers

19/02/08 - SPS 2008 ~ Guidance on adding additional land parcels

18/02/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

11/02/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

06/02/08 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2007 payment update

05/02/08 - SBI Barcode Labels

30/01/08 - Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update

28/01/08 - Defra announcement on EU Agriculture Council’s decision to replace the Single Payment Scheme ‘10-month rule’

25/01/08 - Interest Payments for 2005 SPS Customers

25/01/08 - Interest Payments for 2006 SPS Customers

18/01/08 - Guidance on Entitlements

16/01/08 - Single payment Scheme 2007 payment update

09/01/08 - Single payment Scheme 2007 payment update

02/01/08 - Single payment Scheme 2007 payment update

21/12/07 - The Single Payment Scheme aspects of reform of the EU fruit and vegetable regime is agreed

19/12/07 - Guidance for Cross Compliance in England

19/12/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2007 Payment Update

18/12/07 - Written statement by Hilary Benn on the Single Payment Scheme

10/12/07 - Live testing of SPS payments

06/12/07 - SPS entitlements revalued for 2007 scheme year

30/11/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2006 – payment update

26/11/07 - Interest Payments for SPS 2005 Customers

SPS Information for farmers and growers in England, November 2007

31/10/07 - Single Payment Scheme 2006 – Payment Update.

19/10/07 - Non-Food Set-Aside and Aid for Energy Crops Scheme update.

17/10/07 - Interest Payments for SPS 2005 Customers

03/10/07 - Bluetongue & Foot and Mouth Disease Update

28/09/07 - 2007 SPS Exchange Rate

28/09/07 - Defra announcement on EU Council’s decision to set a 0% rate of set-aside for 2008

27/09/07 - Cross Compliance – Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 3 – Waterlogged Land

27/09/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

21/09/07 - Foot and Mouth Disease Update

10/09/07 - Waterlogged land - further Cross Compliance exemption extension

29/08/07 - Waterlogged land - Cross Compliance exemption extension

29/08/07 - Abolition of Fruit Vegetable & Potato (FVP) Authorisations

22/08/07 - Single Payment Scheme 2006 Modulation Refund Payments

15/08/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

15/08/07 - Common land rights and the Single Payment Scheme – Stakeholder meeting notes

14/08/07 - Aid for energy crops/non food set-aside exceptional weather derogation - 2007

13/08/07 - Foot and Mouth Disease – Impact of stock movement restrictions on compliance with agri-environment agreements

08/08/07 - Set-aside - Derogation to allow grazing on set-aside due to Foot and Mouth movement restrictions

01/08/07 - Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers

01/08/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

25/07/07 ~ Waterlogged land - Cross compliance derogation extension

20/07/07 Set-aside 0% rate proposal for 2008 scheme year

18/07/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

04/07/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

02/07/07 - Written statement by Hilary Benn on the Single Payment Scheme

27/06/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

20/06/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

13/06/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

06/06/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

30/05/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

23/05/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

21/05/07 ~ SPS 2007 Application Forms - Final deadline midnight Saturday 9 June

16/05/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

15/05/07 - Written statement by David Miliband on the Single Payment Scheme

10/05/07 - Drop-in Centre opening times for this weekend (12-13 May)

09/05/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

02/05/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

30/04/07 - Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers

25/04/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

18/04/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

11/04/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

05/04/07 - SPS FAQ's updated

05/04/07 - The HFA 2008 scheme booklet has been published

04/04/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

28/03/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

26/03/07 - Agent Authorisation Form SP 9 - 2007

22/03/07 - Deadline for transferring entitlements with land

21/03/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

14/03/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

07/03/07 - Transferring ENG RES entitlements following merger or scission

07/03/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

06/03/07 - Transfer of Single Payment Scheme entitlements - Reminder

01/03/07 - Additional Sugar Support

28/02/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

26/02/07 - 2007 SPS application forms

22/02/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payment update

22/02/07 - Written statement by David Miliband on the Single Payment Scheme

14/02/07 - 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update

13/02/07 - News release Ref 08/07

07/02/07 - 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update

31/01/07 - News release Ref 07/07

29/01/07 - News release Ref 06/07

26/01/07 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

18/01/07 - Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers

16/01/07 - Guidance for Cross Border farmers

16/01/07 - Live testing of SPS payments

12/01/07 - Guidance on Entitlements

10/01/07 - Claims for HFA 2007 – 19 January declaration deadline looming

10/01/07 - SPS Entitlements revalued for 2006 scheme year

22/12/06 - Single Payment Scheme: Additional Sugar Support

22/12/06 - Single Payment Scheme 2005: Horticultural (FVP) Authorisation Allocation

22/12/06 - Guidance on 2005 Penalties

15/12/06 - Claims for HFA 2007 – Deadline for completion and return of the Declaration

13/12/06 - Land transfers on 2007 SPS applications

12/12/06 - Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers

06/12/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

24/11/06 - Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers

10/11/06 - Set-aside Update and Cross Compliance Supplement issued for 2007

08/11/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

08/11/06 - Sugar Reform – Payment of Compensation

18/10/06 - RPA statement on NAO report

12/10/06 - Update on Hill Farm Allowance (HFA) Payments

11/10/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

04/10/06 - Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers

29/09/06 - 2006 SPS Exchange Rate

27/09/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

22/09/06 - Single Payment Scheme 2005 Modulation Refund Payments

22/09/06 - Announcement on Sugar Reform and the Single Payment Scheme (SPS)

13/09/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

06/09/06 - Computer upgrade to adjust SPS entitlements

05/09/06 - Update to the Cross Compliance Handbook for England (2006 edition supplement)

30/08/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

24/08/06 - Single Payments Scheme partial payments

18/08/06 - Soil Protection Review

16/08/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

11/08/06 - Set-Aside - Derogation to allow grazing of Set-Aside land

09/08/06 - Single Payments Scheme partial payments

03/08/06 - Action to clear up SPS overpayments

02/08/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

02/08/06 - Soil Protection Review FAQ

02/08/06 - Soil Protection Review deadline looming

31/07/06 - Single Payments Scheme partial payments

28/07/06 - Set-Aside - Derogation from Requirement to cut green cover by 15 August

28/07/06 - Single Payments Scheme partial payments

19/07/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

12/07/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

11/07/06 - Set Aside Management Reminder

05/07/06 - Last date for receipt of 2006 SPS Application Forms

05/07/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

05/07/06 - Written statement by David Miliband Defra Secretary of State

30/06/06 - Single Payment Scheme partial payments latest

29/06/06 - RPA makes additional partial payments

28/06/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

27/06/06 - RPA makes more partial payments

23/06/06 ~ Late Claims FAQ

22/06/06 ~ SPS Deadline Extension

21/06/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

20/06/06 - Automated Service for RLE1 Forms

14/06/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

12/06/06 - RPA makes more partial payments

12/06/06 - SPS Partial Payments FAQ Updated

09/06/06 - D-Day for 2006 SPS application forms

07/06/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

31/05/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

25/05/06 - Ordering SP5 continuation sheets

24/05/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

24/05/06 - SPS Application 31st May Reminder Updated

23/05/06 -Cross Compliance Supplement issued.

18/05/06 - SPS 2006 application form envelopes

17/05/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

16/05/06 - SPS Application 31st May Reminder

16/05/06 - Set-Aside FAQs updated

12/05/06 - SPS Partial Payments FAQ Update

12/05/06 - SPS Application- Reminder

10/05/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

09/05/06 - Partial Payments FAQ Update

09/05/06 - Written statement – Rural Payments Agency

05/05/06 -2006 SPS Application Deadline Penalties relaxed until 1 June

03/05/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update

28/04/06 - Blank SP5 2006 SPS Application Form

27/04/06 - Set - aside FAQ Update

26/04/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) Update

21/04/06 - SPS 2006 application form update

21/04/06 - Transfer of Entitlements 2006 Deadline 23rd April

19/04/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) Update

19/04/06 - Written statement to the House by Secretary of State.

13/04/06 - SPS 2006 application form

13/04/06 - SPS 2006 application form - additional guidance

12/04/06 - Entitlement Statements FAQ added

12/04/06 - Single Payment Scheme (SPS) Weekly Update (No. 3)

12/04/06 - Transfer of Entitlements FAQ: Updated

10/04/06 -Single Payments Scheme Customer Contact / Service Centre opening hours

05/04/06 - Single Payments Scheme (SPS) Weekly update (No.2)

03/04/06 - Calculating your 2005 Single Payment Scheme entitlements

29/03/06 - Single Payments Scheme (SPS) Weekly update (No.1)

15/11/05 - Single Payment Scheme Information for farmers and growers in England

25/10/05 - RPA reminds National Reserve applicants of deadline

20/10/05 - FBAS announces new service to help farmers know their options

06/09/05 - 2005 Energy Crop Representative Yields

18/07/05 - Feedback on the Cross Compliance Guidance for Soil Management

11/05/05 - Single Payment Scheme - Application of Private Contract Clause

05/05/05 - Single Payment Scheme - Hill Farm Allowance 2006

25/04/05 - Single Payment Scheme - Recent SPS Adverts

25/04/05 - Single Payment Scheme - Field Area Guidance

20/04/05 - Single Payment Scheme - Supplementary field data sheets

19/04/05 - Mapping Requirements for all SPS Applicants (Important information)

07/04/05 - Single Payment Scheme - Supporting Evidence

19/01/05 - Single Payment Scheme in England - Further information on Payment Date

10/01/05 - Single Payment Scheme in England - Were You in a Qualifying EU Agri-Environment Scheme that Affected your Agricultural Production During the Reference Period 2000- 02?

03/08/04 - Historical Reference Amounts

16/07/04 - Information Statement: Extensification Payment Scheme (EPS) Corrections

08/07/04 - Single Payment Scheme - RPA to Issue Information Statements