Information on dog attacks on sheep and other livestock is not routinely collated by Defra. However, details of the number of people prosecuted under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 for each of the last four years for which details are available can be found in the attached table.<\/p>
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The Basic Payment Scheme payment window runs from 1st December to 30th June each scheme year. Since January 2016 the Rural Payments Agency has paid £50<\/ins> In 2015 the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offered a hardship fund to help farmers with delayed payments and in financial need.<\/p> <\/p> For 2016, the RPA began making Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments when the payment window opened on 1 December. On 13 December the Agency announced that it had made payments, worth £8 <\/p> The RPA is working with a range of farming help organisations such as the Farming Community Network and the Citizens\u2019 Advice Bureau. Should the RPA need to make use of BPS Financial Support Payments to deal with hardship cases it will do so.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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75<\/del>m outside of the Basic Payment Scheme payment window and £2,430m within.<\/p>"}
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