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Timber Procurement Policy (TPP) guidance and support

TPP policy documents, category A guidance and checklist and category B guidance.

Defra is currently reviewing the UK government鈥檚 Timber Procurement Policy (TPP), including assessing certification schemes.

Stakeholders are invited to submit evidence of certification schemes鈥� compliance with the TPP. Comments can be submitted using the online survey until 30 March 2025.聽

Documents for sustainable timber procurement

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Published 1 June 2013
Last updated 4 March 2025 show all updates
  1. Added 2 documents: Timber certification schemes (Category A evidence): evaluation criteria Timber certification schemes (Category A evidence): methodology for review.

  2. Defra is currently reviewing the UK government鈥檚 Timber Procurement Policy (TPP), including assessing certification schemes. Stakeholders can submit evidence of certification schemes鈥� compliance with the TPP until 30 March 2025.

  3. Added 2 documents: Criteria for evaluating forest certification schemes; and Methodology for reviews of timber certification schemes

  4. First published.