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OEP Welcomes the Implementation of the Environmental Principles Policy Statement

01.11.2023

OEP Welcomes the Implementation of the Environmental Principles Policy Statement

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OEP welcomes Lords Committee report on protected sites

26.07.2023

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has today (Wednesday, 26 July) published a report following an inquiry on protected sites. OEP CEO Natalie Prosser has welcomed the publication of the report and highlighted our own interest in the laws around these sites.

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OEP response to Defra’s annual report on progress against its Environmental Improvement Plan

19.07.2023

Defra has today (Wednesday, 19 July) published its annual report on its progress against its Environmental Improvement Plan.

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OEP seeking volunteers to join College of Experts

27.06.2023

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is seeking volunteers to sign up to a College of Experts to provide insight and advice to help in its work.

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OEP identifies possible failures to comply with environmental law in relation to regulatory oversight of untreated sewage discharges 

12.09.2023

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has identified possible failures to comply with environmental law by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Environment Agency and Ofwat in relation to the regulation of combined sewer overflows (CSOs). 

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OEP launches investigation into DAERA’s advice on ammonia emissions

23.05.2023

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) can today announce that it is to carry out an investigation into the advice given by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) on ammonia emissions in Northern Ireland.  

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OEP launches investigation into the regulation of combined sewer overflows (CSOs)

27.06.2022

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) announced on Tuesday, June 28 that it is to carry out an investigation into the roles of Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Defra Secretary of State in the regulation of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in England.

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