Policy paper

Environmental principles policy statement

Policy statement setting out how policymakers apply environmental principles to support environmental protection and enhancement.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 12 May 2022
• Last updated: 31 January 2023
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  1. 31 January 2023

     We've published the final version of the strategic policy statement. This was laid in Parliament on 31 January 2023.

  2. 12 May 2022

     First published.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Environmental principles policy statement

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Explanatory memorandum to the environmental principles policy statement

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The Environment Act 2021 places a duty on Ministers of the Crown to have due regard to the environmental principles policy statement.

The policy statement sets out how policymakers should apply environmental principles to support environmental protection and enhancement.

The final version of the strategic policy statement was laid in Parliament on 31 January 2023. The duty will commence on 1 November 2023.