Timber procurement advice note (TPAN). 7th edition
Publication Year
2025
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Key aspects of UK Government timber procurement policy, looking at various stages of the procurement process and the types of evidence.
Document History
Last updated: 26 November 2025 - 7th edition published, restructured to improve readability and accessibility, while Annex E has been updated with the 'Checklist for checking Category A evidence'. Additionally, Grown in Britain has been added to the list of forest certification schemes for Category A evidence. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/timber-procurement-advice-note-tpan-comply-with-tpp/timber-procurement-advice-note-tpan-7th-edition and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 1 June 2013.
Publisher Information
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.
