Leaked reports in the UK press suggest that the DEFRA Zoo Forums may be axed by the government. Quangos to be axed: the full list | Politics | guardian.co.uk More background here from my colleague Peter Dickinson: Zoo News Digest: Zoos Forum Headed For Extinction
Utter Insanity I do hope that someone has got their quangos wrong. The UK has the best zoo legislation in the world bar none. The Zoos Forum whereas a separate issue actually sets an example as to how things should be done. It will be a sad loss. Zoos Forum Headed For Extinction Peter Dickinson Blog: Zoo News Digest ZooNews Digest Zoo Jobs HubPages: Peter Dickinson on HubPages Facebook: Parallels H-Sphere Twitter: Peter Dickinson (ZooNewsDigest) on Twitter Flickr: Flickr: peterd482001 UK: 07551 037 585 Thailand: ++ 66 (0)852 71 9669 Skype: peter.dickinson48 Mailing address: Suite 201, Gateway House, 78 Northgate Street, Chester, CH1 2HR United Kingdom "These are the best days of my life"
'The Zoos Forum whereas a separate issue actually sets an example as to how things should be done'. Bit of a dense sentence there (or perhaps I am). Clarify please
The decision seems to be 'No longer an NDPB [non-departmental public body] - Reconstitute as a committee of experts', which presumably means the work of the Forum will continue? http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consu.../@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_191543.pdf (full list). Wonder how much it cost to come to that decision?
Yes. It's seems that this exercise in this case was to change name of the controlling body. As for cost savings, even the government now admits "the main reason for the cull had always been to improve accountability". In any event, the Zoo Forum does not employ anyone as the members work on expenses only as far as I am aware. Although a suspect some DEFRA civil servant was involved in coordinating meetings and minutes, etc.
