Environment

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Services

1. Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to the UK

   Taking pets abroad on holiday or to live - pet passports, PETS travel scheme, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, quarantine, travelling with assistance dogs

2. Find out if you're at risk of flooding in England

   Check your risk of flooding: get current flood warnings, check the 5-day forecast or use flood maps

3. Register or renew as a waste carrier, broker or dealer (England)

   Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.

4. 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.

5. Get help and support for your business

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

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Guidance and regulation

1. Pet travel to Europe after Brexit
   • Detailed guide
   • 6 November 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
2. Noise nuisances: how councils deal with complaints
   • Detailed guide
   • 21 December 2017
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
3. Access the public register for environmental information
   • Detailed guide
   • 14 August 2018
   • Environment Agency
4. Personal food, plant and animal product imports
   • Detailed guide
   • 7 February 2017
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
5. Animal welfare
   • Detailed guide
   • 7 December 2017
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

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News and communications

16 November 2018 — News story

End of reprocessing at Thorp signals new era for Sellafield

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Sellafield Ltd

1. Keep an eye out for floating pennywort this winter
   • 16 November 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • Press release
2. After the trilemma - 4 principles for the power sector
   • 15 November 2018
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Speech
3. Tonbridge Hildenborough residents invited to flood scheme events
   • 15 November 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • Press release
4. 388 top-rated beaches after scorching summer boosts visitors to seaside
   • 15 November 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

1. Structure of the agricultural industry in England and the UK at June
   • 16 November 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Statistical data set
2. Commodity prices
   • 16 November 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Statistical data set
3. Food statistics pocketbook
   • 16 November 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Official statistics
4. Rainfall and river flow: weekly reports for England
   • 15 November 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • Research
5. Scientific papers published by APHA
   • 15 November 2018
   • Animal and Plant Health Agency
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Changing carcase classification and price reporting in abattoirs in England
   • 15 November 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 23 August 2018
2. STEM Engagement across the NDA Group
   • 14 November 2018
   • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 17 August 2018
3. Serious and organised waste crime review: call for evidence
   • 14 November 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 08 July 2018
4. A strategy for achieving Bovine Tuberculosis Free Status for England: 2018 review
   • 16 November 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Policy paper
5. Primary school celebrates Clean Air Day with street party
   • 14 November 2018
   • Public Health England
   • Case study

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Annual Report for 2017 on the operation of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996
   • 15 November 2018
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Corporate report
2. Geological disposal: scrutiny of RWM's work - annual reports
   • 15 November 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • Corporate report
3. Joint regulators' assessment of the 2016 generic Disposal System Safety Case
   • 15 November 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • Corporate report
4. New nuclear power stations: initial assessment of General Nuclear System’s UK HPR1000 design
   • 15 November 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • Corporate report
5. National Committee for England meeting, 19 April 2018, Bristol
   • 13 November 2018
   • Forestry Commission
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
2. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
3. Marine Management Organisation
4. Rural Payments Agency
5. Animal & Plant Health Agency

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1. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2. Department for Transport
3. Veterinary Medicines Directorate
4. Home Office
5. Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
6. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
7. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
8. HM Revenue & Customs
9. Ministry of Defence
10. Coal Authority
11. Office for Low Emission Vehicles
12. HM Treasury
13. Department for International Development
14. Planning Inspectorate
15. Public Health England
16. UK Atomic Energy Authority
17. Maritime & Coastguard Agency
18. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
19. Cabinet Office
20. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
21. Office for Product Safety & Standards
22. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
23. Government Office for Science
24. Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
25. Department of Health & Social Care
26. Department for Work & Pensions
27. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
28. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
29. Department for International Trade
30. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
31. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
32. RDPE Network
33. Northern Ireland Office
34. Veterinary Products Committee
35. Valuation Office Agency
36. The Oil and Pipelines Agency
37. Department for Exiting the European Union
38. Defence Safety Authority
39. Department for Education
40. Science Advisory Council
41. Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
42. Government Veterinary Services
43. Committee on Fuel Poverty
44. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
45. Government Legal Department
46. Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board
47. Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee
48. Border Force
49. Companies House
50. Groceries Code Adjudicator
51. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
52. Homes England
53. Infrastructure and Projects Authority
54. Pubs Code Adjudicator
55. Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
56. UK Export Finance
57. Armed Forces' Pay Review Body
58. Attorney General's Office
59. Certification Officer
60. Commission on Human Medicines
61. Crown Commercial Service
62. Defence and Security Accelerator
63. Export Guarantees Advisory Council
64. Government Actuary's Department
65. The Insolvency Service
66. Life Sciences Organisation
67. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
68. Ministry of Justice
69. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
70. Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
71. Tribunal Procedure Committee

1. Environment Agency
2. Natural England
3. Forestry Commission
4. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
5. Government Chemist
6. Innovate UK
7. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
8. Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
9. UK Hydrographic Office
10. Sellafield Ltd
11. Radioactive Waste Management
12. Defence Infrastructure Organisation
13. British Cattle Movement Service
14. Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
15. Animals in Science Committee
16. Magnox Ltd
17. Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
18. UK Co-ordinating Body
19. Air Accidents Investigation Branch
20. Highways England
21. Dounreay
22. Council for Science and Technology
23. Defence Equipment and Support
24. Forensic Science Regulator
25. Rail Accident Investigation Branch
26. UK Space Agency
27. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
28. High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
29. Single Source Regulations Office
30. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
31. HM Land Registry
32. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
33. The Charity Commission
34. Competition and Markets Authority
35. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
36. HM Prison Service
37. Migration Advisory Committee
38. Military Aviation Authority
39. National Counter Terrorism Security Office
40. Office for Life Sciences
41. Ofqual
42. Regulatory Policy Committee
43. Social Security Advisory Committee

Sub-topics

Climate change and energy Commercial fishing, fisheries and vessels Environmental permits Food and farming Marine Oil, gas and coal Pollution and environmental quality River maintenance, flooding and coastal erosion Rural and countryside Waste and recycling Water industry Wildlife, animals, biodiversity and ecosystems