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2nd April UPDATE: UPDATE FROM DEFRA / ARAMS SOUTHWESTERN UPLOADED, THREADS MERGED
The new sheep database is being administered by SouthWestern, and the NFU has worked with them to try to ensure that disruption for farming businesses is minimal.
With so many rumours at market and on social media, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction, but the fundamental message is that for farmers wanting to report on paper, not much will change.
The AML1 form will be replaced by an ARAMS1 form, which is essentially identical, and instead of being sent to trading standards, it will be sent to:
Animal Reporting & Movement Service,
SouthWestern,
PO Box 6299,
MILTON KEYNES,
MK10 1ZQ
This address will be on the bottom of all ARAMS forms.
For farmers who wish to do so, there will be the facility to create and report movements electronically, either via the online portal at http://arams.co.uk/, or via their flock management software, which will also generate the paper forms you need for the haulier and receiving keeper.
Farmers should soon be able to create an ARAMS account.
Regardless of how a movement was created, farmers will still have the ability to choose whether to acknowledge it on paper or electronically, and the reporting period for both remains the same as it is now (3 days).
Finally, to ensure a smooth implementation, we advise you to check that the details that your local AHVLA office has for you, including postcode(s) and holding number(s), are correct and match with the details your mart and abattoir hold.
The new sheep database is being administered by SouthWestern, and the NFU has worked with them to try to ensure that disruption for farming businesses is minimal.
With so many rumours at market and on social media, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction, but the fundamental message is that for farmers wanting to report on paper, not much will change.
The AML1 form will be replaced by an ARAMS1 form, which is essentially identical, and instead of being sent to trading standards, it will be sent to:
Animal Reporting & Movement Service,
SouthWestern,
PO Box 6299,
MILTON KEYNES,
MK10 1ZQ
This address will be on the bottom of all ARAMS forms.
For farmers who wish to do so, there will be the facility to create and report movements electronically, either via the online portal at http://arams.co.uk/, or via their flock management software, which will also generate the paper forms you need for the haulier and receiving keeper.
Farmers should soon be able to create an ARAMS account.
Regardless of how a movement was created, farmers will still have the ability to choose whether to acknowledge it on paper or electronically, and the reporting period for both remains the same as it is now (3 days).
Finally, to ensure a smooth implementation, we advise you to check that the details that your local AHVLA office has for you, including postcode(s) and holding number(s), are correct and match with the details your mart and abattoir hold.
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