Articles tagged with: Office for Environmental Protection
Defra launches rapid review of Environmental Improvement Plan
01 Aug Energy & Environment
Defra launches rapid review of Environmental Improvement Plan
Work on new strategy begins as watchdog says government is "off track" to meet the plan's goals to protect nature and public health
'Insufficient investment' means government will miss clean-water targets, watchdog warns
13 May Energy & Environment
'Insufficient investment' means government will miss clean-water targets, watchdog warns
Just 12% of Environment Agency's £51bn costing for improvements has been confirmed, Office for Environmental Protection says
Striking the right balance: How regulators are adapting to a fast-changing landscape
14 Feb 2023 HR
Striking the right balance: How regulators are adapting to a fast-changing landscape
Good regulation is about more than just enforcement, experts and watchdogs say
Government efforts to improve environment 'have fallen short', watchdog says
24 Jan 2023 Energy & Environment
Government efforts to improve environment 'have fallen short', watchdog says
Office for Environmental Protection says government has been "slow to act" and must now "act with energy and urgency”
Environment watchdog to launch on interim basis
03 Mar 2021 Energy & Environment
Environment watchdog to launch on interim basis
The OEP cannot become a statutory body until the environment bill passes
Post-Brexit environment watchdog names first chief exec
01 Feb 2021 Brexit
Post-Brexit environment watchdog names first chief exec
Appointment announced as location for Office for Environmental Protection revealed
Glenys Stacey to lead post-Brexit environment watchdog
10 Dec 2020 Energy & Environment
Glenys Stacey to lead post-Brexit environment watchdog
Interim Ofqual chief led a farming regulation review for Defra last year
Environmental standards ‘can’t just be set in a small office in Whitehall’, EA chief says
07 Feb 2020 Brexit
Environmental standards ‘can’t just be set in a small office in Whitehall’, EA chief says

Emma Howard Boyd calls on new watchdog to engage widely and not focus “just at those seen as doing ‘environment’”
Defra’s new environment bill ‘not fit for purpose’, MPs warn
24 Oct 2019 Brexit
Defra’s new environment bill ‘not fit for purpose’, MPs warn

Fears remain over the independence of proposed Office for Environmental Protection
Post-Brexit environmental watchdog ‘must not be a creature of government’, say MPs
30 Apr 2019 Brexit
Post-Brexit environmental watchdog ‘must not be a creature of government’, say MPs

Committee report says legislation fails to ensure the Office for Environmental Protection will be truly independent
No-deal plans for maintaining environmental standards 'suboptimal', Gove admits
26 Mar 2019 Brexit
No-deal plans for maintaining environmental standards 'suboptimal', Gove admits

Interim secretariat of 16 civil servants won't fulfil all of planned regulator's functions, environment secretary tells MPs