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Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment

Current ministers, official publications and departmental history, exactly as published.

§ Ministers

Recorded ministerial post holdings

0 recorded
No ministerial post holdings are recorded against this organisation's official GOV.UK URL yet.
§ Publications

Other official publications

15 recorded
Research · 2026-03-16
ACRE advice: application for a veterinary clinical study of genetically modified Herpes Virus of Turkeys (25/R58/01)
Research · 2025-11-26
ACRE advice: application for a field trial of genetically modified wheat (22/R55/01)
Research · 2025-11-13
ACRE guidance on producing precision bred plants
Research · 2025-10-20
ACRE advice: applications to market GM oilseed rape
Research · 2025-09-04
ACRE advice: applications to import and use GM crops (food or feed) with limited potential to grow in UK
Research · 2025-08-18
ACRE advice: applications to import and use GM crops unable to grow in UK as food or feed
Corporate report · 2025-05-02
Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) annual report 2024
Corporate report · 2025-02-01
Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) framework document: February 2025
Research · 2024-12-05
ACRE advice: application for a trial of genetically modified potatoes (17/R29/01)
Research · 2024-05-10
ACRE advice: application for a vaccine trial of genetically modified Respiratory Syncytial Virus (24/R56/01)
Research · 2024-04-24
ACRE advice: application for a field trial of genetically modified Camelina (23/R08/01)
Corporate report · 2024-02-21
Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) annual report 2023
Corporate report · 2023-04-25
Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) annual report 2022
Corporate report · 2022-03-25
Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) annual report 2021
Closed consultation · 2014-03-25
Science Advisory Council (SAC) and the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) triennial review 2014
§ Timeline

Departmental lifecycle events

15 recorded
  1. 2026-03-16 · publication
    ACRE advice: application for a veterinary clinical study of genetically modified Herpes Virus of Turkeys (25/R58/01)
    ACRE's advice on an application for a veterinary clinical study of genetically modified Herpes Virus of Turkeys.
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  2. 2025-11-26 · publication
    ACRE advice: application for a field trial of genetically modified wheat (22/R55/01)
    ACRE's advice on an application to carry out a field trial of genetically modified wheat.
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  3. 2025-11-13 · publication
    ACRE guidance on producing precision bred plants
    Technical criteria for determining if a plant meets the definition of ‘precision bred’ and how modern biotechnology may be used to produce precision bred plants.
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  4. 2025-10-20 · publication
    ACRE advice: applications to market GM oilseed rape
    ACRE's advice on applications to market genetically modified oilseed rape.
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  5. 2025-09-04 · publication
    ACRE advice: applications to import and use GM crops (food or feed) with limited potential to grow in UK
    ACRE's advice on applications to import, process, market or eat (as food and feed) GM crops such as soybeans and maize.
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  6. 2025-08-18 · publication
    ACRE advice: applications to import and use GM crops unable to grow in UK as food or feed
    ACRE's advice on applications to import, process, market or eat (as food and feed) GM crops such as cotton.
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  7. 2025-05-02 · publication
    Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) annual report 2024
    Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment's annual report, including details of the committee's work and membership during 2024.
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  8. 2025-02-01 · publication
    Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) framework document: February 2025
    This document sets out the broad framework within which the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) and Defra operate.
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  9. 2024-12-05 · publication
    ACRE advice: application for a trial of genetically modified potatoes (17/R29/01)
    ACRE’s advice on an application from The Sainsbury Laboratory to carry out a trial using genetically modified potatoes.
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  10. 2024-05-10 · publication
    ACRE advice: application for a vaccine trial of genetically modified Respiratory Syncytial Virus (24/R56/01)
    ACRE’s advice on an application from Sanofi Pasteur Inc. to carry out a vaccine trial using genetically modified Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
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  11. 2024-04-24 · publication
    ACRE advice: application for a field trial of genetically modified Camelina (23/R08/01)
    ACRE's advice on an application for a field trial of genetically modified Camelina.
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  12. 2024-02-21 · publication
    Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) annual report 2023
    Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment's annual report, including details of the committee's work and membership during 2023.
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  13. 2023-04-25 · publication
    Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) annual report 2022
    Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment's annual report, including details of the committee's work and membership during 2022.
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  14. 2022-03-25 · publication
    Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) annual report 2021
    Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment's annual report, including details of the committee's work and membership during 2021.
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  15. 2014-03-25 · consultation_closed
    Science Advisory Council (SAC) and the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) triennial review 2014
    Seeking views on the triennial reviews of the Science Advisory Council and the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment.
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