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OEP Welcomes the Implementation of the Environmental Principles Policy Statement
01.11.2023OEP Welcomes the Implementation of the Environmental Principles Policy Statement

Dame Glenys Stacey's speech at the Forestry Conference 2023
12.10.2023Dame Glenys Stacey, Chair of the OEP, spoke at the Forestry Conference 2023 on Wednesday, 11 October.

OEP CEO speaks on marine protection
14.09.2023OEP CEO Natalie Prosser was a keynote speaker at a Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum event on the future for marine protection in England.

OEP identifies possible failures to comply with environmental law in relation to regulatory oversight of untreated sewage discharges
12.09.2023The 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).

Proposed changes to laws on developments will weaken environmental protections, warns OEP
04.09.2023Proposed changes to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill will reduce the level of environmental protection provided for in law and amount to a regression, the OEP is warning.

OEP welcomes Lords Committee report on protected sites
26.07.2023The 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.

OEP response to Defra’s annual report on progress against its Environmental Improvement Plan
19.07.2023Defra has today (Wednesday, 19 July) published its annual report on its progress against its Environmental Improvement Plan.

OEP seeking volunteers to join College of Experts
27.06.2023The 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.

Dame Glenys Stacey's speech to the National Infrastructure Planning Association
06.06.2023OEP Chair Dame Glenys Stacey gave a speech to the National Infrastructure Planning Association in which she spoke about the importance of effective and well implemented environmental regulation