Regulating for people, the environment and growth, 2021
Environment Agency 2021 annual report on the environmental performance of regulated businesses in England and the work we do to regulate them.
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This report provides information about:
- emissions from the businesses we regulate
- the number of serious pollution incidents and sectors responsible
- compliance with environmental permits
- how we support the businesses we regulate
- the enforcement action we take when a business does not comply
The Environment Agency applies the regulatory framework set by government. We work with businesses to make sure they operate in a way that avoids harming people or the environment, without imposing unnecessary administrative burdens on them.
See the 2021 datasets that support the 2021 report.
Last updated 17 November 2022 + show all updates
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Updated the table ‘EPR industrial operators with 4 or more reported separate serious pollution incidents in 2021’ in section 6.1. This is to combine the number of serious pollution incidents for Walleys Quarry that were recorded under two different company names (Walleys Quarry Ltd and Red Industries RM Ltd).
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First published.