Dear Hilary Benn,

Please note the following quotation from Hansard

‘The charge was made on registered sellers and keepers by the department when administering both these schemes. However, following a review some doubts arose about the proper statutory basis for charging these fees. The Bill will simply clarify those powers’.

Having noted the above quotation and full the quotation below please supply me with a copy of the review of the doubts that arose about the proper statutory basis for charging fees and any information that you have in relation to the Bird [Registration Charges] Act 1997 especially what consultation there was with stakeholder.

Birds (Registration Charges) Bill HL Deb 20 March 1997 vol 579 c1154 1154 § 7.45 p.m. The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Earl Ferrers) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. This is a short Bill and will clarify the powers of the Department of the Environment to charge fees for registered sellers of dead wild birds under Section 6 and for the
birds registration scheme under Section 7 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The charge was made on registered sellers and keepers by the department when administering both these schemes.However, following a review some doubts arose about the proper statutory basis for charging these fees. The Bill will simply clarify those powers. The Bill has three main provisions. First, it will permit future charges to be made for the registration scheme and the registered sellers of the dead wild bird scheme should such
a new scheme be reintroduced. Secondly, it will permit the recovery of charges for bird registrations which were made between 21st May 1996, which is the date on which the announcement was made in another place that the requirement for the payment of any fees were suspended, and the date when the Bill comes into force. Thirdly, it will validate all registration charges which have been made under Sections 6 and 7 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The Bill will affect about 1,000 registered keepers of birds. The Bill is an uncontroversial measure. It will simply restore the situation to that which the department and the bird keepers had previously believed to be the case. It will not remove any rights which they expected it to have. The Bill makes no other changes to the
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. I beg to move. Moved, That the Bill be now read a second time.—(Earl Ferrers.) On Question, Bill read a second time. Committee negatived. Then, Standing Order No. 44 having been suspended (pursuant to Resolution of 18th March), Bill read a third time, and passed. Back to Road Traffic Reduction Bill Forward to Treasure Act 1996 Draft Code of Practice (England
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HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1990s → 1996 → October 1996 → 31 October 1996 → Commons Sitting → BILLS PRESENTED BIRDS (REGISTRATION CHARGES) HC Deb 31 October 1996 vol 284 c794 794 § Mr. Secretary Gummer, supported by Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Forsyth, Mr. Secretary Hague and Mr. Clappison, presented a Bill to make provision (including provision having retrospective effect)
authorising the Secretary of State to impose charges in respect of registrations effected in accordance with regulations under section 6(2) or 7(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 9.] c794 1. FIREARMS (AMENDMENT)
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Yours faithfully,

Derek Canning LLB[hons]

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am requesting an internal review

Yours sincerely,

Derek Canning LLB [HONS]

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Home Office's handling of my FOI request 'Hilary Benn please supply the review highlighted in the extract from Hansard mentioned in this request: 'areview some doubts arose about the proper statutory basis for charging these fees''.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
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Yours faithfully,

Derek Canning LLB [HONS]

Dear Brook Adrian,

Derek Canning LLB [HONS]

1 June 2009
Dear Hilary Benn,

Please note the following quotation from Hansard

‘The charge was made on registered sellers and keepers by the
department when administering both these schemes. However,
following a review some doubts arose about the proper statutory
basis for charging these fees. The Bill will simply clarify those
powers’.

Having noted the above quotation and full the quotation below
please supply me with a copy of the review of the doubts that arose
about the proper statutory basis for charging fees and any
information that you have in relation to the Bird [Registration
Charges] Act 1997 especially what consultation there was with
stakeholder.

Birds (Registration Charges) Bill HL Deb 20 March 1997 vol 579
c1154 1154 § 7.45 p.m. The Minister of State, Department of the
Environment (Earl Ferrers) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill
be now read a second time. This is a short Bill and will clarify
the powers of the Department of the Environment to charge fees for
registered sellers of dead wild birds under Section 6 and for the
birds registration scheme under Section 7 of the Wildlife and
Countryside Act 1981. The charge was made on registered sellers and
keepers by the department when administering both these
schemes.However, following a review some doubts arose about the
proper statutory basis for charging these fees. The Bill will
simply clarify those powers. The Bill has three main provisions.
First, it will permit future charges to be made for the
registration scheme and the registered sellers of the dead wild
bird scheme should such a new scheme be reintroduced. Secondly, it
will permit the recovery of charges for bird registrations which
were made between 21st May 1996, which is the date on which the
announcement was made in another place that the requirement for the
payment of any fees were suspended, and the date when the Bill
comes into force. Thirdly, it will validate all registration
charges which have been made under Sections 6 and 7 of the Wildlife
and Countryside Act 1981. The Bill will affect about 1,000
registered keepers of birds. The Bill is an uncontroversial
measure. It will simply restore the situation to that which the
department and the bird keepers had previously believed to be the
case. It will not remove any rights which they expected it to have.
The Bill makes no other changes to the Wildlife and Countryside Act
1981. I beg to move. Moved, That the Bill be now read a second
time.—(Earl Ferrers.) On Question, Bill read a second time.
Committee negatived. Then, Standing Order No. 44 having been
suspended (pursuant to Resolution of 18th March), Bill read a third
time, and passed. Back to Road Traffic Reduction Bill Forward to
Treasure Act 1996 Draft Code of Practice (England and Wales)
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HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1990s → 1996 → October 1996 → 31 October 1996 →
Commons Sitting → BILLS PRESENTED BIRDS (REGISTRATION CHARGES) HC
Deb 31 October 1996 vol 284 c794 794 § Mr. Secretary Gummer,
supported by Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary
Forsyth, Mr. Secretary Hague and Mr. Clappison, presented a Bill to
make provision (including provision having retrospective effect)
authorising the Secretary of State to impose charges in respect of
registrations effected in accordance with regulations under section
6(2) or 7(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981: And the same
was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time
tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 9.] c794 1. FIREARMS (AMENDMENT)
89 words Back to BILLS PRESENTED Forward to FIREARMS (AMENDMENT)
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HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1990s → 1996 → May 1996 → 21 May 1996 → Written
Answers (Commons) → ENVIRONMENT

Yours faithfully,

Derek Canning LLB[hons]

Yours sincerely,

Derek Canning LLB [HONS]