Corporate report

Environment Agency corporate scorecard summary 2025 to 2026 - quarter 1

Published 8 October 2025

Applies to England

The corporate scorecard 2025 to 2026 quarter 1 (Q1) starts 1 April 2025 and ends 30 June 2025. The year end is 31 March 2026.

1. Corporate scorecard summary page

The Environment Agency uses a red, amber, green system to see how we are performing at a glance. They are:

  • green which means we are performing at or above the target(s) set
  • amber which means we are falling slightly short of the target
  • red which means there are improvements to be made

This table shows the red, amber, green scores for the 18 measures plus the actual and target figures.

2. Healthy air, land and water supporting nature’s recovery

Measure title Units Q1 actual Q1 target 2025 to 2026 target Q1 status Year end forecast
Water company compliance inspections Number of water company inspections completed 2,395 2,000 10,000 Green Green
Sewage treatment works brought into compliance Percentage of water quality permitted sites brought back into compliance 93% 90% 90% Green Amber
Number of farm inspections Number of farm inspections completed 951 968 4,000 Amber Green
Bathing water monitoring Percentage of bathing water quality monitoring samples collected and analysed 99% 98% 98% Green Green
Number of high risk illegal waste sites stopped Number of high risk illegal waste sites stopped 25 17 90 Green Green

3. Sustainable growth

Measure title Units Q1 actual Q1 target 2025 to 2026 target Q1 status Year end forecast
Planning applications determined in 21 days Percentage of planning application consultations and pre-application enquiries responded to within 21 days 95% 95% 95% Green Green
Percentage of permits issued within timescales (category 1 permits) Percentage of category 1 permit applications determined within target timescales 90% 95% 95% Amber Green
Percentage of permits issued within timescales (category 2 permits) Percentage of category 2 permit applications determined within target timescales 55% 70% 70% Red Green
Percentage of permits issued within timescales (category 3 permits) Percentage of category 3 permit applications determined within target timescales 56% 70% 70% Red Green
Percentage of permits issued within timescales (category 4 permits) Percentage of category 4 permit applications determined within target timescales 49% 55% 55% Red Green

4. A nation resilient to climate change

Measure title Units Q1 actual Q1 target 2025 to 2026 target Q1 status Year end forecast
Number of properties better protected from flooding Number of properties better protected since April 2024 27,882 27,873 52,000 Green Green
Innovation actions provided in flood and coastal resilience to adapt to a changing climate Percentage of FCRM innovation actions on track or completed 100% 80% 80% Green Green
We maintain our flood and coastal risk management assets at or above the target condition Percentage of high risk Environment Agency maintained assets at target condition 92.7% 92% 92% Green Green
Resilience in our capacity to respond to incidents Daily status reports for incident cells Green Green Green Green Amber

5. People, culture and ways of working

Measure title Units Q1 actual Q1 target 2025 to 2026 target Q1 status Year end forecast
Minimised time lost to work related injuries Lost time incident frequency rate per 100,000 hours 0.17 0.11 <0.11 Red Red
We have a diverse workforce: a) Percentage of staff from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds Percentage of staff Reports at Q2 Reports at Q2 7.6% Not applicable Not applicable
We have a diverse workforce: b) Percentage of senior staff who are female Percentage of staff Reports at Q2 Reports at Q2 50% Not applicable Not applicable

6. Sustainability

Measure title Units Q1 actual Q1 target 2025 to 2026 target Q4 status Year end forecast
Reduce our carbon emissions Tonnes of carbon 57,407 49,730 <198,916 Red Red