Bats: earned recognition class licence for mitigation work on bat roosts
Find out how and when you can apply to be an accredited consultant for bat roost mitigation work, how to register sites, and if you need to pay.
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The bat ‘earned recognition’ (Bat ER) class licence allows bat ecologists to carry out bat roost mitigation work.
Applications for the December 2024 round of bat ‘earned recognition’ (Bat ER) accreditation assessments have now closed. We will be contacting applicants with a decision in due course.
You can continue to follow this page for updates on timings of future application dates.
Sifting criteria for applications
A small number of applications will be selected to undergo accreditation assessment in order to test the revised Bat ER process. To ensure rigorous testing of the new assessment approach we are keen to have a broad spectrum of candidates, and applications will therefore be sifted based on the following criteria:
- number of traditional ‘EPS-MIT’ applications submitted in the past 3 years
- accreditation level applied for
- accreditation annexes applied for
- number of years working in ecology sector
- approximate size of company or organisation
Following the sifting of applications based on the above criteria, the final candidates will be selected at random from across the spectrum. Where there are existing significant licence compliance issues or enforcement actions ongoing (or both), these applicants will not be selected for this round of accreditation testing.
Please be aware that future rounds of Bat ER accreditation will be subject to charging and further details will be published in due course.
Use the guide to find out:
- how the bat ‘earned recognition’ class licence works
- the criteria you must meet to apply
- what records and evidence you should keep to support your application
- when and how you can apply
- how to register a site
- if you’ll need to pay to register a site
Updates to this page
Published 8 May 2024Last updated 10 December 2024 + show all updates
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Applications for the December 2024 round of bat ‘earned recognition’ (Bat ER) accreditation assessments have now closed.
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Added that the next round of bat ‘earned recognition’ (Bat ER) accreditation assessments will open for applications at 9am on Monday 2 December 2024 and will close at 5:30pm on Friday 6 December 2024 and how to get an application form and guidance documents. Added sifting criteria for applications.
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Added that the next round of bat ‘earned recognition’ accreditation assessments will open later this year. The application dates will be announced on this page. Added a link for signing up to the Wildlife Licensing Newsletter for regular announcements.
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