The person named registered 36 animals under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Welfare Scheme, it is necessary in the case of herds with more than 10 animals that calves be weaned in at least two separate groups with each group being removed at a minimum interval of 5 days.
As the person named submitted a weaning date of 8 October 2009 for all the animals, the correct procedures as outlined have not been followed. To this end, a letter issued to the person named advising him of the non-payment of his animals. An appeal was received in June 2010 but offered no new information to warrant a reversal of the original decision. A letter has now issued to the applicant advising him of the review decision and informing him of his right to appeal this decision to the Agriculture Appeals Office.