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UK Government policy
The UK Government's timber procurement policy requires Central government
departments, their executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies only to
procure timber and wood-derived products
originating from either legal and sustainable or
FLEGT licensed or equivalent sources. Local government is encouraged to comply.
- The policy
- Information on the changes in policy since April 2009
- Timber procurement guidance
- The up-to-date version of the UK Government's Timber Procurement Advice Note
- Contractual obligations
- An explanation of what should be in the general conditions of the public buyer's contracts for legality and sustainability of timber.
- Definitions
- What the terms referred to within the context of UK Government procurement policy actually mean.
- The DEFRA 'Buy Sustainable - Quick Wins'
- Sustainable specifications designed specifically for procurers.
