Sixth Quinquennial Review
Every five years, the statutory nature conservation agencies
(Natural England, Natural Resources Wales
(formally Countryside Council for Wales) and Scottish Natural
Heritage), working jointly through the Joint Nature Conservation
Committee (JNCC), review Schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and
Countryside Act 1981 in a process called the Quinquennial Review
(QQR).
This sixth QQR was submitted to Defra, the Welsh
Government and the Scottish Government in April 2014. Once
these governments have considered the review, they will respond
formally and publish amendments to the Wildlife and Countryside Act
(1981).