undertaking Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

24 Jun 2021

Paying NGOs to compensate for pollution from Water Companies and others – Enforcement Undertakings (Civil Sanctions)

This mechanism has been around for a number of years, and the Environment Agency report on the use of this annually. The example below of Anglian Water shows how this works. EA ‘Environment Agency approach to enforcement undertakings (EUs) An EU is a voluntary offer made by an offender to: put right the effects of their offending […]

18 Jun 2020

Funding the restoration of rivers and wildlife using Enforcement Undertakings

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Environment Agency’s use of civil sanctions Cases for which the Environment Agency has accepted an Enforcement Undertaking (EU) or imposed a civil sanction for environmental offences. Our approach to Enforcement Undertakings (EUs) An EU is a voluntary offer made by an offender to: put right the effects of their offending put right the impact on third parties […]