Pesticides Safety Directorate Explained

The Pesticides Safety Directorate was an agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It was based in York, England, with about 200 scientific, policy and support staff and was responsible for the authorisation of plant protection products and, from 2005, detergents, in the United Kingdom.

In April 2008, it joined the Health and Safety Executive (HSE),^{[1] [2]} and in April 2009, became part of a newly formed Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) at the HSE.^[3]

Aims of the Pesticides Safety Directorate

• To ensure the safe use of pesticides and detergents for people and the environment.
• To harmonise pesticide regulation within the European Community and provide a level playing field for crop protection.
• As part of the strategy for sustainable food and farming, to reduce negative impacts of pesticides on the environment.

References

• Web site: About The Pesticides Safety Directorate. September 2006. Pesticides Safety Directorate. 26 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20060927163244/http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/corporate.asp?id=211. 27 September 2006. (sourced from the Wayback Machine.)

External links

• Home page of the Pesticides Safety Directorate official website as preserved by The National Archives on 19 September 2006.
• Stewardship Community - working together to promote the safe, effective use of pesticides

Notes and References

1. Web site: Written Ministerial Statements: DEFRA's Central Science Laboratory and Pesticides Safety. 26 March 2008. Hansard. UK Parliament. 26 December 2009. London.
2. Web site: The Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) to join The Health and Safety Executive (HSE). 27 March 2008. Health and Safety Executive. Defra’s consultation on the future of the Pesticides Safety Directorate is now complete. PSD will become an agency of the Health and Safety Executive from 1 April 2008 . Defra Ministers remain responsible for pesticides policy.. 26 December 2009.
3. Web site: Corporate Information » Website Purpose. Health and Safety Executive. ... Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) which is now part of the newly formed Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) (as of 1st April 2009) . 26 December 2009.