For those concerned, here is the news bulletin relating , from the British Pest Controllers Association.
http://www.bpca.org.uk/pages/newsManager.cfm?page_id=9&news_id=120From friends in the industry, it appears that the substances best able to be effective are to be phased out, that the substances remaining are less effective and that only to be available to "competent persons". This is thought to have two effects.
1) There will be an upsurge in rodent populations, causing a compensatory period(£££!) for those permitted to administer the less effective(ie deadly) remedies and
2) a likely increase in "beyond the scope" materials useage ,which, in the less scrupulous (or desperate!) community may lead to danger.
The general public will find with pest control, as with effective fungicides, fly and garden sprays, and even weedkillers , that they are both expensive and/or worthless.
It will be a further reason for trapping which ,unless performed with dedication is either insufficiently humane or grossly inadequate to reduce burgeoning pest populations.
There are serious health implications for the human population if this runs out of control.