Environment

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Services

• Check the long term flood risk for an area in England

  How to check the long term flood risk for an area in England, assess risk from rivers and sea, surface water, reservoirs, ground water.

• Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain

  Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.

• Get help and support for your business

  Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.

• Buy a rod fishing licence

  How and where to buy or upgrade a rod fishing licence for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt and eels in England and Wales.

• Make or update a rural payments claim

  Update your details with the Rural Payments Agency to keep claiming payments for your farm land

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Guidance and regulation

• Prepare for the ban on XL Bully dogs
  • Detailed guide
  • 29 November 2023
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Apply for a Certificate of Exemption to keep an XL Bully dog
  • Detailed guide
  • 14 November 2023
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Official definition of an XL Bully dog
  • Guidance
  • 22 November 2023
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• River Thames: current river conditions
  • Detailed guide
  • 2 December 2023
  • Environment Agency
• Clean air zones
  • Detailed guide
  • 22 September 2023
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

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News and communications

• Trailblazing forestry sector apprenticeship programme re-opens
  • 2 December 2023
  • Forestry Commission
  • Press release
• UK leads global action to protect rainforests, cut methane emissions and advance low carbon technologies 
  • 2 December 2023
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  • Press release
• PM's National Statement at COP28: December 01 2023
  • 1 December 2023
  • Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
  • Speech
• PM meeting with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog: 01 December 2023
  • 1 December 2023
  • Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
  • Press release
• Bathing water success for Lincolnshire and Rutland
  • 1 December 2023
  • Environment Agency
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Bathing water quality statistics
  • 1 December 2023
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Official statistics
• Vessel lists over 10 metres
  • 1 December 2023
  • Marine Management Organisation
  • Statistical data set
• Vessel lists 10 metres and under
  • 1 December 2023
  • Marine Management Organisation
  • Statistical data set
• Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the UK
  • 1 December 2023
  • Environment Agency
  • Statistical data set
• ENV17 - Bathing water quality: additional datasets
  • 1 December 2023
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Statistical data set

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Policy papers and consultations

• Carbon capture and storage (CCS) Network Code: updated Heads of Terms
  • 1 December 2023
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  • Open consultation
  • Closing date 16 February 2024
• Clean heat market mechanism
  • 30 November 2023
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 08 June 2023
• Net zero government emissions: UK roadmap
  • 2 December 2023
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  • Policy paper
• Bluefin tuna commercial trial fishery
  • 30 November 2023
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Marine Management Organisation
  • Policy paper
• Statutory biodiversity metric (including small sites)
  • 29 November 2023
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• UKAEA Annual Report and Accounts, 2022/23, HC 303
  • 1 December 2023
  • UK Atomic Energy Authority
  • Corporate report
• National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure (in force until early 2024)
  • 1 December 2023
  • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  • Corporate report
• Bovine TB: compensation value tables
  • 30 November 2023
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Transparency
• NWS decision to withdraw from Allerdale
  • 30 November 2023
  • Nuclear Waste Services
  • Corporate report
• Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme: annual report for 2022
  • 30 November 2023
  • Rural Payments Agency
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

• Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
• Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
• Rural Payments Agency
• Marine Management Organisation
• Animal & Plant Health Agency

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• Veterinary Medicines Directorate
• Department for Transport
• Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
• Cabinet Office
• Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Home Office
• Coal Authority
• HM Revenue & Customs
• HM Treasury
• Ministry of Defence
• Planning Inspectorate
• UK Atomic Energy Authority
• Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
• Department of Health & Social Care
• Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
• Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment & Decommissioning
• Department for Business & Trade
• Maritime & Coastguard Agency
• Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
• Government Office for Science
• Groceries Code Adjudicator
• Department for Work & Pensions
• Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
• Office for Product Safety & Standards
• UK Health Security Agency
• Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
• Government Actuary's Department
• Defence and Security Accelerator
• Northern Ireland Office
• Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
• Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
• Department for Education
• HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Ministry of Justice
• Veterinary Products Committee
• Civil Nuclear Constabulary
• Civil Nuclear Police Authority
• The Oil and Pipelines Agency
• UK Export Finance
• Valuation Office Agency
• Committee on Fuel Poverty
• Government Property Agency
• Government Veterinary Services
• Department for Culture, Media & Sport
• Government Legal Department
• HM Prison & Probation Service
• Homes England
• Infrastructure and Projects Authority
• Office for Health Improvement & Disparities
• Border Force
• Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
• Companies House
• Crown Commercial Service
• Defence Safety Authority
• Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board
• Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee
• Geospatial Commission
• Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• Pubs Code Adjudicator
• Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Armed Forces' Pay Review Body
• Attorney General's Office
• Certification Officer
• Export Guarantees Advisory Council
• Gov Facility Services Limited
• Government Digital Service
• Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel
• The Insolvency Service
• Office for Investment
• Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
• Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
• Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative
• Tribunal Procedure Committee
• UK Visas and Immigration

• Environment Agency
• Natural England
• Forestry Commission
• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
• UK Hydrographic Office
• Nuclear Waste Services
• Government Chemist
• Sellafield Ltd
• Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
• Defence Infrastructure Organisation
• British Cattle Movement Service
• Animals in Science Committee
• Flood Forecasting Centre
• Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme
• Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
• HM Nautical Almanac Office
• UK Space Agency
• Competition and Markets Authority
• Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Trade and Agriculture Commission
• Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Great British Nuclear
• Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Defra's Science Advisory Council
• Council for Science and Technology
• Defence Equipment and Support
• Forensic Science Regulator
• High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
• Rail Accident Investigation Branch
• Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
• HM Land Registry
• Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Single Source Regulations Office
• Strategic Command
• HM Prison Service
• Military Aviation Authority
• Regulatory Policy Committee
• Social Security Advisory Committee
• Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

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