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Services

• Enforcement undertaking offer form

  This is a suggested template that can be used to make your offer of an enforcement undertaking.

• Environment Agency international visit request form

  Form to request a meeting with the Environment Agency from people overseas.

• CPET sustainable palm oil supplier questionnaire and data capture template

  Documents to help suppliers when investigating palm oil in your supply chain, and your options for sourcing sustainable palm oil

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Guidance and regulation

• Environment Agency area and region operational locations

  Map

  2 July 2014

  Environment Agency

• SR2010 No 3: discharge to surface water

  Statutory guidance

  7 June 2013

  Environment Agency

• Climate change agreements: operations manual

  Guidance

  12 June 2017

  Environment Agency

• EU ETS Phase III: guidance for installations
  • Statutory guidance
  • 6 June 2018
  • Environment Agency
• CRC: guidance for participants in phase 2
  • Guidance
  • 14 March 2016
  • Environment Agency

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News and communications

10 October 2018 — Press release

Alexander Dalrymple Award presented to UKHO's Jeff Bryant

UK Hydrographic Office

1. Our commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR)
   • 20 August 2018
   • Companies House
   • News story
2. Lift off for electric planes - new funding for green revolution in UK civil aerospace
   • 16 July 2018
   • Department for Transport and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Press release
3. What we talk about when we talk about green cities
   • 21 March 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • Speech
4. New Northern Forest gets Government backing
   • 7 January 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • News story

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Research and statistics

• The production of quick scoping reviews and rapid evidence assessments
  • 17 October 2016
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Natural Environment Research Council, and Environment Agency
  • Research
• Forest certification schemes: Category A evidence
  • 23 October 2015
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Research
• Sustainable development indicators (SDIs)
  • 10 July 2014
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • National statistics
• Study of ambient air quality at Newhaven
  • 28 October 2013
  • Environment Agency
  • Research
• Flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy: Habitats Regulations assessment
  • 1 July 2011
  • Environment Agency
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• National FCERM strategy: Strategic Environmental Assessment scoping report 5 September 2018

  Environment Agency

  Closed consultation

  Date closed 09 October 2018

• Greening Government Commitments 2016 to 2020
  • 5 July 2018
  • Cabinet Office and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Policy paper
• Shoreham Adur tidal walls scheme: footpath closures
  • 15 May 2018
  • Environment Agency
  • Policy paper
• Shoreham Adur tidal walls scheme: environmental statement
  • 15 December 2017
  • Environment Agency
  • Policy paper
• Supply chain innovation yields lower-cost, high-quality schools
  • 28 September 2017
  • Innovate UK
  • Case study

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• FCO sustainability report 2017 to 2018
  • 5 July 2018
  • Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Corporate report
• Sector contact list: Climate Change Agreements (CCA).
  • 10 May 2018
  • Environment Agency
  • Corporate report
• Cabinet Office environmental policy statement
  • 26 October 2017
  • Cabinet Office
  • Corporate report
• HMRC Sustainability Report
  • 18 September 2017
  • HM Revenue & Customs and Valuation Office Agency
  • Corporate report
• Greening government commitments 2015 to 2016 annual report
  • 20 April 2017
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
2. Cabinet Office
3. Department for Work & Pensions
4. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
5. Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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1. Department for Transport
2. Companies House
3. Department for International Development
4. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
5. HM Revenue & Customs
6. Intellectual Property Office
7. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
8. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
9. Coal Authority
10. Valuation Office Agency

1. Environment Agency
2. Innovate UK
3. Forestry Commission
4. Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
5. Ofqual
6. UK Hydrographic Office