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Yearly intervention plans are produced for oil and gas operations based on the OPRED inspection strategy. Enforcement activities for the breach of environmental regulations is based on the OPRED enforcement policy.
The environmental permits and permissions you need for onshore oil and gas exploration and extraction in England.
How to manage the health and welfare of poultry during transport, at market and during slaughter.
Regional Fisheries Groups (RFGs) are an initiative set up to enable the inshore fishing sector to come together to share views and promote collaborative working with organisations such as MMO, Defra, Cefas and local IFCAs.
Check if you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for discharges from an open loop ground source heating and cooling system. Then register this exemption.
Register exemptions for waste activity along a stretch of road, railway, river or any other linear network.
The LLWR Socio-economic Fund provides support to local initiatives/groups within a 30-mile radius of the Repository Site.
What you need to do to manage your England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) agreement, meet the requirements and claim payments.
Sources of radioactivity in the environment and how levels of radioactivity are monitored and assessed.
Increase flood resilience with natural flood management.
How to get a licence to breed dogs in Wales, and the conditions you must meet.
How the Animals in Science Regulation Unit sets and upholds standards and compliance at all establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act.
When and how to register if you are discharging small quantities of substances for scientific purposes as part of a groundwater tracer test or remediation scheme.
Find out how you can use natural options to reduce flooding in your area, who to contact for advice, and if you can get funding.
Guidance for inspecting engineers including the reporting of section 10 inspection findings.
What you need to do to get your fuel authorised for use in domestic heating appliances in smoke control areas.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
How to set up a commons council to manage common land.
As a risk management authority (RMA) claim grant-in-aid (GIA) funding, report financial changes and that projects are completed.
U15 exemption allows you to mix ash from burning pig or poultry with slurry or manure, and spread it on farmland to provide the soil with nutrients.
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