Regulator Profile
RPA
Rural Payments Agency
Enforcement Regulator3
Areas of regulation
1
Laws enforced
UK-wide
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Cross Compliance
Farm Inspections
Subsidy Payments
What RPA does
Executive agency of Defra. Administers agricultural subsidy schemes including the Basic Payment Scheme, Environmental Land Management schemes, and farming grants. Conducts inspections and enforces cross-compliance.
Legal framework
Legislation that RPA enforces.
Primary legislation
Sectors regulated
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets