The UK and Welsh Governments have introduced major legislation with new powers to bring criminal charges against water executives and a ban on bonuses.
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- Changes to the rules for SIA licence dispensation notices (LDNs)
- Press release: PM meeting with President Subianto of the Republic of Indonesia: 21 November 2024
- Guidance: Rights of Way order information: Decisions and maps published in 2023 and 2024
- Notice: Train company prosecutions
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Monday, 22 July 2024
The monitoring, record keeping and reporting you must do and how you’ll be regulated.
Monday, 22 July 2024
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a medium combustion plant directive (MCPD) environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
Monday, 22 July 2024
The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.
Monday, 22 July 2024
The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.
Monday, 22 July 2024
If you operate a medium combustion plant (MCP) or a generator, find out if you need to meet MCP and specified generator regulations.
Thursday, 09 May 2024
Guidance on interpreting the legislation on radioactive substances in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Wednesday, 08 May 2024
The UK's second 5-year national action plan setting out ambitions and actions for the next 5 years in support of the 20-year vision for antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Monday, 15 April 2024
To strengthen safeguards, medical examiners will look at the cause of death in all cases that haven’t been referred to the coroner.
Monday, 08 April 2024
Summary of policy model and approach to place selection for Investment Zones in Wales.
Thursday, 21 March 2024
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
First of 86 4G masts have been switched on in Wales this month, benefitting residents, tourists, and business owners.
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
First of 86 4G masts have been switched on in Wales this month, benefitting residents, tourists, and business owners.
Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Requesting comments on proposed changes to the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) regulations
Thursday, 08 February 2024
Details of the strategic environmental assessment for the king scallop FMP.
Thursday, 08 February 2024
Details of the strategic environmental assessment for the bass FMP.
Thursday, 08 February 2024
Details of the strategic environmental assessment for the king scallop FMP.
Thursday, 08 February 2024
Details of the strategic environmental assessment for the king scallop FMP.
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Seeking views on updating toilet specifications to stop cistern water from re-entering drinking water in properties and to understand the causes of leaking toilet valves.
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Seeking views on our plans for a plant varieties and seeds strategy.
Thursday, 14 December 2023
The bass FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of bass fisheries in English and Welsh waters.
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Seeking views on the proposed bass fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Seeking views on the proposed king scallop fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Thursday, 14 December 2023
The king scallop FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of king scallop fisheries in English and Welsh waters.
Thursday, 14 December 2023
The king scallop FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of king scallop fisheries in English and Welsh waters.
Friday, 06 October 2023
Seeking views on measures to reduce waste crime and poor performance at waste sites and introducing a fixed penalty to discourage household waste being fly-tipped.
Wednesday, 04 October 2023
A note of the meetings held by the Inter-Ministerial Group for Justice.
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Seeking views on updating toilet specifications to stop cistern water from re-entering drinking water in properties and to understand the causes of leaking toilet valves.
Tuesday, 25 July 2023
This document sets out clearly the decision-making process for selecting the locations to be taken forward to the next stage of the Freeport Programme in Wales process.
Monday, 24 July 2023
The contingency plan outlines how Defra, Welsh Government, and their operational partners prepare for and respond to outbreaks of aquatic animal disease.
Monday, 17 July 2023
Ceisio barn ar Gynllun Rheoli Pysgodfa arfaethedig ar gyfer Cregyn y Brenin yn nyfroedd Cymru a Lloegr, a’r adroddiad amgylcheddol ar y Cynllun Rheoli Pysgodfa.
Monday, 17 July 2023
Ceisio barn ar Gynllun Rheoli Pysgodfa arfaethedig ar gyfer Draenogiaid môr yn nyfroedd Cymru a Lloegr, a’r adroddiad amgylcheddol ar y Cynllun Rheoli Pysgodfa.
Monday, 17 July 2023
Seeking views on the proposed bass fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Monday, 17 July 2023
Seeking views on the proposed king scallop fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Friday, 19 May 2023
Requesting comments on proposed changes to the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) regulations
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Follow the guidance for licensed operators to carry out cage-trapping and marking of badgers to enable vaccination to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB).
Monday, 27 March 2023
The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.
Monday, 13 February 2023
Seeking views on measures to reduce waste crime and poor performance at waste sites and introducing a fixed penalty to discourage household waste being fly-tipped.
Monday, 06 February 2023
Seeking views on measures to reduce waste crime and poor performance at waste sites and introducing a fixed penalty to discourage household waste being fly-tipped.
Friday, 20 January 2023
A new cash incentive system, placing deposits on drinks bottles and cans, will boost recycling from 2025
Friday, 13 January 2023
A note of the meetings held by the Inter Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
A note of the meetings held by the Interministerial Group for Education.
Wednesday, 28 December 2022
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a medium combustion plant directive (MCPD) environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
Wednesday, 28 December 2022
The emission limit values (ELVs) and air quality standards specified generators must meet, including the deadlines for complying.
Wednesday, 28 December 2022
When the MCP is exempt from meeting emission limit values (ELVs), which ELVs apply and the deadlines for meeting them.
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