Recommendation 22

Defra told us about ways in which it expects the regulatory burden on farmers to improve in the coming months. It plans to set out a farming roadmap which will present the outcomes it wants to see and how it will measure these.56 It explained this will improve the clarity of its approach to regulation and its new vision for farming.57 We asked Defra if it will 51 Qq 17 and 26 52 Q 17 53 Qq 13, 16 and 18 54 Q 26 55 C&AG’s Report, para 12 56 Q 23 57 Qq 43 and 65 16 allow some time to transition to new approaches, and Defra reassured us the farming roadmap would include timetables for farmers to achieve compliance with any regulatory changes.58