UK GOVERNMENT’S TIMBER PROCUREMENT POLICY Bob Andrew Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs July 2007 1
POLICY – JULY 2007 • Central government departments must seek to buy timber from sustainable and legal sources • Legal timber is a condition of contract • Tenderers can choose to offer sustainable timber as a variant • Evidence of compliance will be independently verified if requested 2
Implementation • • • 55% of timber imports certified Demand low – no incentive for trade Current policy too flexible? Sub contractors not engaged Site supervision inconsistent Contract management inconsistent
Monitoring • • • CPET Pilot underway Working with construction supply chains Checking contracts and procedures Report to Defra end September 2007 Recommendations to include reporting
POLICY - 2009 • Central departments will demand only timber and timber products made from trees grown and legally harvested in sustainably managed forests or: • Timber and timber products licensed under FLET voluntary partnership agreements • This is an interim policy until 2015 4
POLICY - 2015 • Central departments will purchase only timber and timber products made from trees grown and legally harvested in sustainably managed forests
POST APRIL 2009 IMPACTS • • • Legal compliance alone no longer acceptable Exception for FLEGT Licences a challenge Small forest owners a challenge Definition of SFM – appropriate? Legal compliance as assurance of SFM? Consultation 05 July until 27 September 5
Promotion • • • Harmonisation challenging Social criteria needs resolution Wide gaps between some policies Many UK Local Authorities not engaged Chatham House sampling authorities in NE
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