We have provided advice to government in response to its consultation on environmental targets.  We are calling for targets to be set that are comprehensive and ambitious, to meet the urgent need for action to protect, restore and improve the environment.

OEP letter to the Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee on the draft Environmental Principles Policy Statement

Our Corporate Plan sets out a work programme for our first operational year. We intend to prioritise work on nature recovery and the quality of air, water, soil and marine environments.

Our Strategy and Enforcement Policy sets out how we will carry out our work to protect and improve the environment.

Report of complaints received between Jan and March 2022.

We have published here our response to the Government’s Nature Recovery Green Paper consultation.

Proposals to integrate biodiversity net gain into the planning system in England must be strengthened if they are to meet the government’s ambitions to improve the environment.

The Office for Environmental Protection has published its consultation response to Defra’s Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS).

The OEP calls for the government to aim high and act now to ensure it achieves its ambitions for the environment with its first monitoring report on the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan.