{"id":610,"date":"2020-04-02T10:32:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T10:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/?p=610"},"modified":"2020-04-02T10:37:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T10:37:27","slug":"2nd-april-11-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/?p=610","title":{"rendered":"2nd April -11.30 &#8211; The latest from the RPA."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please find the latest statement of practice from\u00a0the RPA:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"govuk-visually-hidden\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<footer id=\"footer\" class=\"group js-footer\">\n<div class=\"govuk-width-container\">\n<div class=\"footer-container govuk-main-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"govuk-grid-row footer-categories\" data-module=\"track-click\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"footer-meta\">\n<div class=\"footer-meta-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"visuallyhidden\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-farmers-landowners-and-rural-businesses<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div id=\"global-app-error\" class=\"app-error hidden\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/static\/global-bar-init-5e83dbd07f4e7655350521682c6c29df680ee4fff9c5a7ed9c5e16b542189019.js\"><\/script><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n      if (GOVUK.globalBarInit) {\n        window.GOVUK.globalBarInit.init()\n      }\n    \n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/static\/libs\/jquery\/jquery-1.12.4-c731c20e2995c576b0509d3bd776f7ab64a66b95363a3b5fae9864299ee594ed.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/static\/header-footer-only-1fae95db928071a3f5882f59db29290bfc51bf224d099054215e37f5cca8dbe1.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/static\/surveys-5bda3f4eefbce1d584961c032bcde7c72417fdfb41d514fd849d24f0641e6850.js\"><\/script><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\nif (typeof window.GOVUK === 'undefined') document.body.className = document.body.className.replace('js-enabled', '');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government-frontend\/application-c4e10e8b8a49e60b0d4f950c9430785fa3fa77cceb424d1952dafb80e1535b3d.js\"><\/script><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n  {\"@context\":\"http:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Article\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-farmers-landowners-and-rural-businesses\"},\"headline\":\"Coronavirus (COVID-19): information for farmers, landowners and rural businesses\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-01T13:10:00.000+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-04-01T13:10:00.000+00:00\",\"description\":\"The latest Information for farmers, landowners and rural businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read this page for regular updates.\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"GOV.UK\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government-frontend\/govuk_publishing_components\/govuk-logo-e5962881254c9adb48f94d2f627d3bb67f258a6cbccc969e80abb7bbe4622976.png\"}},\"image\":[\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government-frontend\/govuk_publishing_components\/govuk-schema-placeholder-1x1-5ceffac04f7f6d4f421bd1d36dbb723ef48c15426d7f77f90be80a83af3c747e.png\",\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government-frontend\/govuk_publishing_components\/govuk-schema-placeholder-4x3-fcfe16abb1a015848e50d2ea797666a9eaf5158dca38ddfb1e52dc8c0543ab74.png\",\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government-frontend\/govuk_publishing_components\/govuk-schema-placeholder-16x9-fcf616879a7b37970df4d2117de962e08f7d057674ef1af6063dcdd529424eee.png\"],\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Rural Payments Agency\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/rural-payments-agency\"},\"about\":[{\"@context\":\"http:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Thing\",\"sameAs\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/environment\/farming-food-grants-payments-rural-grants-payments-basic-payment-scheme-bps\"},{\"@context\":\"http:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Thing\",\"sameAs\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/environment\/countryside-stewardship\"},{\"@context\":\"http:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Thing\",\"sameAs\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/environment\/farming-food-grants-payments-rural-grants-payments-rural-development\"}],\"articleBody\":\"\\u003cdiv class=\\\"govspeak\\\"\\u003e\\u003ch2 id=\\\"weve-updated-some-of-our-working-practices-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19\\\"\\u003eWe\u2019ve updated some of our working practices due to coronavirus (COVID-19)\\u003c\/h2\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eWe\u2019re committed to maintaining vital services for our customers, but have to make changes to adapt to the current emergency situation.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eIn line with \\u003ca href=\\\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/coronavirus\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003egovernment COVID-19 guidance\\u003c\/a\\u003e, we have closed the majority of our offices and most of our staff are now working from home.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eTo make sure you follow the government advice on social distancing, please do not visit, hand in or post any correspondence or supporting documents to our offices. To make sure your documents get to us follow the advice at \\u003ca href=\\\"#What-you-need-to-do\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003eWhat you need to do\\u003c\/a\\u003e and only \\u003ca href=\\\"#following-addresses\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003esend something if it\u2019s urgent and it cannot be emailed\\u003c\/a\\u003e.  We will continue to keep you up to date about any changes.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cdiv class=\\\"call-to-action\\\"\\u003e\\n\\u003ch3 id=\\\"latest-newsbrbr\\\"\\u003eLatest news\\u003cbr\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/h3\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003eCheck this page regularly for updates on what contingency arrangements we\u2019re making to support our customers.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003ch2 id=\\\"What-you-need-to-do\\\"\\u003eWhat you need to do\\u003c\/h2\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eTo help us to support you, please use our online and email options where you can. It\u2019s the quickest and safest way to contact us.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eWhen you email us make sure you include the name of the scheme the email is about and a brief description in the subject title. For example, \u2018Countryside Stewardship, Mid Tier query\u2019. This will help your email get to the right department quickly.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cdiv class=\\\"call-to-action\\\"\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003eRemember, we can only accept emails from email addresses that are registered in the Rural Payments service.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eIt\u2019s important (especially in these challenging times) that we have your most up-to-date personal and business contact details.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eWe may need to contact you by email or telephone so check your details in the \\u003ca href=\\\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/claim-rural-payments\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003eRural Payments service\\u003c\/a\\u003e and update or register if necessary. Also, please make sure your permission levels for CS and BPS are set and are correct. You can find more information about how to do this in our \\u003ca rel=\\\"external\\\" href=\\\"https:\/\/ruralpayments.blog.gov.uk\/\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003eblog\\u003c\/a\\u003e.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003ch3 id=\\\"following-addresses\\\"\\u003eUse the following addresses for anything urgent you cannot email to us\\u003c\/h3\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003ch4 id=\\\"countryside-stewardship-customers\\\"\\u003eCountryside Stewardship customers\\u003c\/h4\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cdiv class=\\\"address\\\"\\u003e\\u003cdiv class=\\\"adr org fn\\\"\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\n\\nRural Payments Agency \\n\\u003cbr\\u003ePO Box 324 \\n\\u003cbr\\u003eWorksop \\n\\u003cbr\\u003eS95 1DF \\n\\u003cbr\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003ch4 id=\\\"basic-payment-scheme-customers\\\"\\u003eBasic Payment Scheme customers\\u003c\/h4\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cdiv class=\\\"address\\\"\\u003e\\u003cdiv class=\\\"adr org fn\\\"\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\n\\nRural Payments Agency \\n\\u003cbr\\u003ePO Box 352 \\n\\u003cbr\\u003eWorksop \\n\\u003cbr\\u003eS80 9FG \\n\\u003cbr\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003ch4 id=\\\"environmental-stewardship-es-customers\\\"\\u003eEnvironmental Stewardship (ES) customers\\u003c\/h4\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eYou can find details of address on the \\u003ca href=\\\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/environmental-stewardship\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003eenvironmental stewardship page\\u003c\/a\\u003e.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003ch4 id=\\\"bcms-customers\\\"\\u003eBCMS customers\\u003c\/h4\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cdiv class=\\\"address\\\"\\u003e\\u003cdiv class=\\\"adr org fn\\\"\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\n\\nRural Payments Agency\\n\\u003cbr\\u003eBritish Cattle Movement Service\\n\\u003cbr\\u003eCurwen Road\\n\\u003cbr\\u003eWorkington\\n\\u003cbr\\u003eCumbria\\n\\u003cbr\\u003eCA14 2DD\\n\\u003cbr\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003ch2 id=\\\"important-information-about-farm-visits-and-inspections\\\"\\u003eImportant information about farm visits and inspections\\u003c\/h2\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eWe have paused farm visits (including inspections) for three weeks and are considering our approach to future visits in line with developing national public health guidance.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003ch2 id=\\\"what-happens-next\\\"\\u003eWhat happens next\\u003c\/h2\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003eWe\u2019re continuing to monitor and review our processes based on government advice and will update our customers if things change.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eYou can \\u003ca href=\\\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/email-signup?link=\/government\/organisations\/rural-payments-agency\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003esign-up to get email alerts\\u003c\/a\\u003e when information changes on the Rural Payments Agency pages.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eYou can also follow us on:\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cul\\u003e\\n  \\u003cli\\u003e\\u003ca rel=\\\"external\\\" href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ruralpay\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003eTwitter\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n  \\u003cli\\u003e\\u003ca rel=\\\"external\\\" href=\\\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCephlX7TU4emwmA03yOZ1pQ\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003eYouTube\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n  \\u003cli\\u003e\\u003ca rel=\\\"external\\\" href=\\\"https:\/\/ruralpayments.blog.gov.uk\/\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003eRural Payments blog\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n  \\u003cli\\u003e\\u003ca rel=\\\"external\\\" href=\\\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RuralPaymentsAgency\/\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003eFacebook\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/ul\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003ch2 id=\\\"be-aware-of-fraud\\\"\\u003eBe aware of fraud\\u003c\/h2\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eWe will not call you or send you emails or texts asking you to confirm your personal details or payment information.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cul\\u003e\\n  \\u003cli\\u003eNever discuss your bank account details with someone you do not know\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n  \\u003cli\\u003eWe will not ask you to make a payment over the phone\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n  \\u003cli\\u003eDelete any emails or texts you do not believe are genuine\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n  \\u003cli\\u003eDo not open any links unless from our main email addresses:\\n    \\u003cul\\u003e\\n      \\u003cli\\u003eruralpayments@defra.gov.uk\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n      \\u003cli\\u003erpa@notifications.service.gov.uk\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n      \\u003cli\\u003eruralpayments@rpa.emails.com\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n      \\u003cli\\u003erdpenetwork@defra.gov.uk\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n    \\u003c\/ul\\u003e\\n  \\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n  \\u003cli\\u003eBe cautious about what information you share externally, particularly on social media\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/ul\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cp\\u003eIf you suspect an attempted fraud or feel you have been the subject of fraud, you can contact:\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cul\\u003e\\n  \\u003cli\\u003eRPA\u2019s Fraud Referral Team on 0800 347 347 or \\u003ca href=\\\"mailto:FraudInConfidence@rpa.gov.uk\\\" class=\\\"govuk-link\\\"\\u003eFraudInConfidence@rpa.gov.uk\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n  \\u003cli\\u003eAction Fraud (the UK\u2019s national reporting centre for fraud and cyber-crime) on 0300 123 2040\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/ul\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/div\\u003e\"}\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n  {\"@context\":\"http:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"name\":\"Home\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"name\":\"Environment\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/environment\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"item\":{\"name\":\"Food and farming\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/environment\/food-and-farming\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"item\":{\"name\":\"Farming and food grants and payments\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/environment\/farming-food-grants-payments\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"item\":{\"name\":\"Rural grants and payments\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/environment\/farming-food-grants-payments-rural-grants-payments\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":6,\"item\":{\"name\":\"Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/environment\/farming-food-grants-payments-rural-grants-payments-basic-payment-scheme-bps\"}}]}\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please find the latest statement of practice from\u00a0the RPA: \u00a0 https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-farmers-landowners-and-rural-businesses &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=610"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":614,"href":"https:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610\/revisions\/614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harrisandclarke.com\/harris\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}