Contact the Rural Payments Agency
Business: Farming
Contact the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) by email, post or phone if you have an enquiry about rural payments, inspections or livestock tracing.
The RPA runs over 40 agricultural schemes and services including the:
- Single Payment Scheme (SPS)
- British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS)
- Horticultural Marketing Inspectorate
You can apply for and manage your farming subsidy under the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) online.
Queries about an RPA scheme
If you have a specific query about a scheme, contact the RPA customer service centre, or the BCMS customer service centre if it’s about cattle tracing.
RPA customer service centre
CSC@rpa.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: 0845 603 7777
Cattle tracing: BCMS customer service centre
bcms-enquiries@bcms.rpa.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: 0845 050 1234
Telephone (Welsh): 0845 050 3456
General enquiries
For general enquiries, email enquiries@rpa.gsi.gov.uk or call the RPA customer service centre.
You can also write to the RPA.
Rural Payments Agency
PO Box 300
Sheffield
S95 1AA
Contact the Rural Payments Agency for enquires about rural payments, inspections and livestock tracing