Research and analysis

RPC opinion: marine recovery funds options assessment

The RPC's opinion of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' options assessment.

• From: Regulatory Policy Committee
• Published: 28 November 2025

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RPC opinion: marine recovery funds options assessment

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Offshore wind developers can apply to use the Marine Recovery Fund to deliver strategic environmental compensation. This is to compensate for their offshore wind activity’s adverse effects on marine protected areas.

The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) gave a ‘green’ rating to the options assessment for the policy on 5 March 2025. This means that we considered it to be fit for purpose based on our scrutiny of the evidence and analysis supporting the case for why regulation is necessary. 

The RPC’s opinion refers to the evidence and analysis presented in the options assessment, not the policy itself.

Following issue of the RPC’s opinion, the government published The Marine Recovery Funds Regulations 2025 impact assessment dated 23 September 2025. 

Under the Better Regulation Framework, the department is not required to submit the impact assessment to the RPC for further independent scrutiny.

Published 28 November 2025