Our reports and publications

Helen Venn, OEP Chief Regulatory Officer wrote to DAERA about the failure to meet the 11 October deadline for a review and public consultation of the Nutrient Action Programme (NAP).

Papers and reports from the extraordinary OEP Board meeting which took place on June 28, 2023.

Papers and reports from the OEP Board meeting which took place on June 8, 2023.

The OEP was designated as a Prescribed Person in law in Northern Ireland in November 2022, and in England in December 2022. This is therefore our first annual whistleblowing report.

We are inviting interested parties to submit evidence as part of our review of drivers, and pressures affecting biodiversity across Northern Ireland.

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has provided advice on the draft Environmental Principles Policy Statement (EPPS) for Northern Ireland, following a request from DAERA.

Proposed 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 CEO Natalie Prosser wrote to DAERA about the failure to meet the 25 July statutory deadline for an Environmental Improvement Plan to be laid before the Assembly.

Report of complaints received between April and June 2023.