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<p>Tests and trials allow us to co-design and test the operability of elements of
the new system and to understand if and how new elements of the Environmental Land
Management (ELM) scheme work in a real life environment. Tests and trials are not
analysing methods of delivery of environmental outcomes rather how the scheme or innovative
mechanism will operate.</p><p> </p><p>We received 113 proposals from stakeholders
to conduct tests and trials of the new ELM scheme in phase one. We identified 49 of
these which most closely matched the identified priorities and would help us test
critical elements or building blocks of the new scheme. Of these 49, two have subsequently
merged with other phase 1 proposals and one has withdrawn from the process, leaving
46.</p><p> </p><p>The national pilot is due to start in 2021. It will test different
types of possible approaches to deliver the new ELM scheme, and the underlying scheme
mechanics (such as the payments system) before the ELM scheme launches in 2024.</p><p>
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