BATS

Kevin,
Many thanks for the information, very much appreciated.

PS
Wildlife crime is taken seriously by the police and courts, with fines and even prison sentences for convicted offenders. A recent example of punishment received by people responsible for wildlife crimes include a £5,000 fine for destroying a bat roost

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All species of bat and their breeding sites or resting places (roosts) are protected under Regulation 41 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 and Section 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is an offence for anyone intentionally to kill, injure or handle a bat, to possess a bat (whether live or dead), disturb a roosting bat, or sell or offer a bat for sale without a licence. It is also an offence to damage, destroy or obstruct access to any place used by bats for shelter, whether they are present or not.

Just as an aside, do you really need to disturb the asbestos (let alone the bats)? If it's intact and isolated from the workforce is it not better left untouched?

We have members of staff who are required to gain access into a loft area to remove Asbestos however there are currently BATS in the attic. Does anyone know the legal implications about 'working with BATS'

Thanks