Environment Agency corporate scorecard summary 2026 to 2027 - quarter 1
Published 14 October 2026
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The corporate scorecard 2026 to 2027 quarter 1 (Q1) starts 1 July 2026 and ends 31 September 2026. The year end is 31 March 2027.
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 | 2026 to 2027 target | Q1 status | Year end forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water company compliance assessments | Number of water company compliance assessments completed | 3,523 | 2,877 | 11,500 | Green | Green |
| We use our regulatory powers to improve compliance at failing wastewater treatment works and water treatment works | Percentage of high risk non-compliant sites brought back into compliance | 166% | 90% | 90% | Green | Green |
| Number of farm inspections | Number of farm inspections completed | 1,012 | 933 | 4,320 | Green | 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 | 43 | 17 | 90 | Green | Green |
3. Sustainable growth
| Measure title | Units | Q1 actual | Q1 target | 2026 to 2027 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 | 96% | 95% | 95% | Green | Green |
| Percentage of permits issued within timescales (category 1 permits) | Percentage of category 1 permit applications determined within target timescales | 93% | 95% | 95% | Amber | Green |
| Percentage of permits issued within timescales (category 2 permits) | Percentage of category 2 permit applications determined within target timescales | 72% | 85% | 85% | Amber | Green |
| Percentage of permits issued within timescales (category 3 permits) | Percentage of category 3 permit applications determined within target timescales | 75% | 80% | 80% | Amber | Green |
| Percentage of permits issued within timescales (category 4 permits) | Percentage of category 4 permit applications determined within target timescales | 59% | 75% | 75% | Amber | Amber |
4. A nation resilient to climate change
| Measure title | Units | Q1 actual | Q1 target | 2026 to 2027 target | Q1 status | Year end forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of properties benefitting from reduced flood and coastal erosion risk | Number of properties benefitting from reduced flood and coastal erosion risk since 1 April 2026 | 3,178 | 3,000 | 70,000 | Green | Green |
| Innovation actions for flood and coastal resilience | Percentage of innovation actions delivered in flood and coastal resilience to adapt to a changing climate that are on track /completed | 100% | 80% | 80% | Green | Green |
| Percentage of flood assets at target condition | Percentage of high risk Environment Agency maintained assets at required condition | 92.6% | 93.5% | 93.5% | Amber | Amber |
| Incident resilience | Daily status reports for incident cells | Red | Green | Green Status | Red | Amber |
5. People, culture and ways of working
| Measure title | Units | Q1 actual | Q1 target | 2026 to 2027 target | Q1 status | Year end forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimised time lost to work related injuries | Lost time incident frequency rate per 100,000 hours | 0.19 | <0.15 | <0.15 | Red | Amber |
| Increased representation rate of ethnic minority colleagues | Representation rate of ethnic minority colleagues | Reports at Q2 and Q4 | Reports at Q2 and Q4 | 8.4% | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Increased representation rate of female colleagues | Representation rate of female colleagues | Reports at Q2 and Q4 | Reports at Q2 and Q4 | 50% | Not applicable | Not applicable |
6. Sustainability
| Measure title | Units | Q1 actual | Q1 target | 2026 to 2027 target | Q1 status | Year end forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduce our carbon emissions | Tonnes of carbon | 56,293 | 44,564 | <178,255 | Red | Red |