03 Nov 2022
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has said it was considering enforcement action against Defra after it failed to meet the deadline to set statutory targets as part of the Environment Act. Utility Week reported that newly appointed secretary of state, Therese Coffey, said the department had struggled to analyse the 180,000 responses to a […]
29 Jun 2022
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has said that it is to carry out an investigation into the roles of Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Defra Secretary of State in the regulation of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in England. The aims of the investigation are to determine whether these authorities have failed to comply […]
01 Jun 2022
The Office for Environmental Protection, established to hold the Westminster government to account in terms of its environmental performance post-Brexit, has published its first report. It calls for the government to aim high and act now to ensure it achieves its ambitions and points out that ‘government strategy and policy have not yet proved successful’. […]
17 May 2022
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has called for the government to aim high and act now to ensure it achieves its ambitions for the environment. The news of the OEP publishing its first report was covered widely by Sky, the BBC and the Guardian. The OEP report can be read here and in its […]
03 May 2022
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has confirmed the appointment of its Chief Executive Officer and Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) announces new permanent CEO. Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) Natalie Prosser, who has been in the role on an interim basis since February 2021, has been announced as the successful applicant for the permanent position […]
10 Feb 2022
The Environment Act gradually comes into force with the OEP receiving its legal powers Greener UK Each section of the Environment Act comes into force via commencement orders which are laid in Parliament. On Monday 24 January, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) assumed its legal powers via powers via Commencement Order No.2. Having campaigned […]
14 Sep 2021
Guardian: Ministers face showdowns on post-Brexit green bill weeks before Cop26 Peers’ challenge to government may see it arguing for lower environmental standards at home while hosting global summit. Ministers are facing a fortnight of showdowns with peers over weak post-Brexit green protections just weeks before the Cop26 summit on the environment. An alliance of crossbench […]
26 Nov 2020
Defra: 19th November: Environment Secretary George Eustice has set out the next steps in establishing a new world-leading independent environmental watchdog. Writing to the chairs of the parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) and the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA), he explained how the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) will be established and operational as soon as possible […]
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