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It outlines the three main ID types (Business ID, Customer ID, Herd/Flock Numbers), their distinct purposes, and how they support funding administration, fraud prevention, and linkage between keepers and farm businesses. It also covers dormant business identification and legal continuity for direct payments.","DAERA IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS FOR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS, HERD AND FLOCK KEEPERS\nKEY MESSAGES FOR 2025\nLegislation\n1.1\tEU direct payment regulations are assimilated in UK law by the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 and have been amended by secondary legislation made under the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 and the Agriculture Act 2020.\nReferences in this guidance and on the single application to EU direct payment regulations and legislation are to be taken as references to those provisions, as assimilated in UK law.\nKey dates to remember\n2.1\tThe Guide to DAERA Identification numbers for business customers, herd and flock keepers is no longer year specific (i.e. where a date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Public Holiday we have not adjusted the date).  You must refer to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) website for further guidance on key dates for 2025.\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/other-useful-information-daera\" \u0014Other Useful Information | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs\u0015\n3.\tDormant Businesses\n3.1 \tEvery year we will carry out an exercise to identify Category 1 businesses which have not been active for a number of scheme years and are now considered to be dormant.  These businesses have not:\nclaimed for any area-based schemes; and\nheld payment entitlements; and\nhad an active herd or flock in either two previous scheme years or five previous scheme years.\nMore details can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions Section below.\nCONTENTS\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-3\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372727\" \u00141.\tINTRODUCTION\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372727 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372728\" \u00142.\tBUSINESS ID\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372728 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372729\" \u00143.\tCUSTOMER ID\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372729 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372730\" \u00144.\tHERD OR FLOCK NUMBER\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372730 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372731\" \u00145.\tFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372731 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372732\" \u0014Frequently Asked Questions – Business ID\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372732 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372733\" \u0014Frequently Asked Questions - Customer ID\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372733 \\h \u001417\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372734\" \u0014Frequently Asked Questions – Herd/Flock Number\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372734 \\h \u001419\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372735\" \u0014ANNEX A – FLOWCHARTS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372735 \\h \u001422\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372736\" \u00141(A) Business ID – Category 1\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372736 \\h \u001422\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372737\" \u00141(B) Business ID – Category 2\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372737 \\h \u001423\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372738\" \u00141(C) Business ID – Category 3\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372738 \\h \u001424\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372739\" \u00141(D) Business ID – Category 5\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372739 \\h \u001425\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372740\" \u00142 - CUSTOMER ID\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372740 \\h \u001426\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc191372741\" \u00143 - HERD OR FLOCK NUMBER\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc191372741 \\h \u001427\u0015\u0015\n\u0015\n1.\tINTRODUCTION\nThis guide is intended to help you to understand why we allocate identification numbers (IDs) to businesses, customers, herds, and flocks; how you get them and answer some frequently asked questions about these numbers.  The three main types of IDs used by DAERA are:\nBusiness ID - which is required for the payment of grants and subsidies or for registering to keep animals;\nCustomer ID - which is required to record your individual contact details and is necessary to enrol for DAERA Online Services;\nHerd and Flock Numbers - which are required for the registration of herds and flocks.\nWhy do we need these identification numbers?\nWe have to maintain a record of the identity of anyone who submits an application to receive funding.  This is required under European Commission regulations as reapplied in UK law.  Each business must be registered with us and have a unique business ID number.  Business IDs have been in use for a number of years.  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