Minister announces recruitment for Independent Panel to make decisions on Reviews

Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has announced that new legislation which came into effect from 1 February 2022, gives final decision making powers to the Independent Panel for Reviews of Decisions made by DAERA on Area-based schemes.

Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA

Minister Poots said: “This new legislation will mean that the Independent Panel will have the final decision on review cases which it hears. This ensures that where farmers have asked for a review of a decision about for example their Basic Payment or Environmental Farming Scheme, they have the opportunity to present their case to an Independent Panel.” 

Minister Poots added: “My Department will be recruiting Chairs and Panel Members for the Review of Decisions Independent Panels in the coming weeks. Applications are welcomed from people who meet the criteria and who are willing to sit on the panels. Chair persons of the Independent Panels will require legal experience, while Panel members will require agricultural experience.”

Further details and application forms will be available online from 14 February 2022.

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