Policy paper

Bovine TB: government badger control costs

Information on the government badger control costs for 2025 and previous years.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 30 August 2016
• Last updated: 30 July 2026
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  1. 30 July 2026

     Added the 2025 badger control costs report.

  2. 11 December 2025

     Added the 2024 badger control costs report.

  3. 16 October 2024

     Added the 2023 badger control costs report.

  4. 7 September 2023

     Added the 2022 badger control costs report.

  5. 28 October 2022

     Added the 2021 badger control costs report.

  6. 7 September 2021

     Added the 2020 badger control costs report.

  7. 7 September 2020

     Added the 2019 badger control costs report.

  8. 11 September 2019

     Added the 2018 badger control costs report.

  9. 13 September 2018

     Added the government badger control costs for 2017.

  10. 11 September 2017

      Added the 2016 badger control costs.

  11. 30 August 2016

      First published.

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Government badger control costs 2025

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Government badger control costs 2024

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Government badger control costs 2023

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Government badger control costs 2022

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Government badger control costs 2021

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Government badger control costs 2020

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Government badger control costs 2019

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Government badger control costs 2018

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Government badger control costs 2017

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Government badger control costs 2016

Ref: PB14477

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Government badger control costs 2015

Ref: PB14441

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Information on badger control costs to government, including policing costs funded by Defra, in 2025 and previous years.