Open consultation

Environment Agency charges consultation: radioactive substances regulation (non-nuclear sites)

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 6 January 2026

Applies to England

Summary

We want your views on our proposed changes to our charges so we can continue to fully recover our costs.

This consultation is being held on another website.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 17 February 2026

Consultation description

As a public body, we must follow government guidance on managing public money. This means we must recover the full cost of the services we provide; customers will only pay for the regulatory service they receive.

We have reviewed our service for regulating radioactive substances at non-nuclear sites under The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 and we are consulting on our proposal to increase charges.

This consultation proposes an increase to these charges to accommodate:

• changes in the cost of delivering our services
• inflationary pressures
• National Counter Terrorism Security Office requirements to oversee security improvements at through permitting and inspections

We invite you to share your view and thoughts about our proposal.

Published 6 January 2026