14 Sep 2021

Publication of the updated UK Marine Strategy Part Three Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government have launched a consultation on the proposed updates to the UK Marine Strategy Part Three. The document sets out the programme of measures will implement over the next six years to achieve or maintain […]

27 Jul 2021

Link to Defra press release Proposals include To introduce a tiered approach for including actions in the WINEP To better incorporate long-term planning in the development of the WINEP To clearly establish dependencies between the WINEP and other statutory planning frameworks To increase the use of catchment and nature-based solutions to meet statutory obligations To […]

27 Jul 2021

Four long-term strategic priorities that Ofwat should encourage in the water industry 1. Protecting and enhancing the environment: Ofwat should drive water companies to be more ambitious in their environmental planning and delivery to contribute towards the priorities set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan. Ofwat should drive water companies to improve their day-to-day […]

27 Jul 2021

National Food Strategy Published: Independent Report – Henry Dimbleby Click here to access information https://www.nationalfoodstrategy.org/the-report/ Marcus Coleman SeaFish CEO says that NFS should have had more focus on fish. He is calling for UK food system decisions to better acknowledge the positive contribution of seafood, following the release of the National Food Strategy. Process from […]

06 Apr 2021

CCW’s Strategy for 2021-24 ‘We’ve published our Strategy for 2021-24, which sets out CCW’s mission, strategic objectives and campaigns for the next three years. We want to continue to improve and strengthen our organisation so that we’re best placed to secure a fair deal for water consumers, now and in the future. We’ve refocused our strategy […]

23 Mar 2021

Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government have now published updates to the marine monitoring programmes for the state of the UK seas. The document sets out the monitoring programmes we use to measure progress towards Good Environmental Status in the UK seas. It notes the improvements we have made […]

09 Dec 2020

Water infrastructure and flood risk management play key role in government’s National Infrastructure Strategy According to the government, infrastructure investment will have a key role to play in the economic recovery from COVID-19 the recovery, both by maintaining jobs in the short term, and creating the conditions for long-term sustainable growth. In the summer, the government […]