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The government’s expectations for how Natural England supports nature recovery, sustainable growth and effective environmental regulation.
The government’s expectations for how the Environment Agency supports environmental protection, growth, water reform and national resilience.
The government's summary of a proposal for a regulation amending relations on the simplification and strengthening of food and feed safety requirements.
Post-legislative assessment of the Agriculture Act 2020.
Call for comments on a revised draft indicative list for long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, perfluorooctanoic acid, and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, including their salts and related compounds.
Call for comments on a draft risk profile for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans and mixed polybrominated/chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, excluding polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and diben…
The government's summary of a proposed Regulation amending Regulation 2018/848 on certain production, labelling and certification rules and rules on trade.
Seeking views on proposed reforms to the WaterSure scheme, which caps water bills for low-income customers who have high essential water use.
Notes of the meetings held by the Inter Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Defra and executive agencies' legal basis and safeguards for sensitive processing for law enforcement purposes, special category personal data and criminal offence data.
The government's response to the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) report on its Review of implementation of laws for terrestrial and freshwater protected sites in England.
The government's summary of EU Regulation 2026/405 of 11 February 2026 on Detergents and Surfactants, and Repealing Regulation (Ec) No 648/2004.
How legislation is changing to enable wider compensatory measures for offshore wind and the proposed compensation hierarchy.
Our plans to introduce mandatory digital waste tracking, the benefits of this change, the timelines and impacts.
Seeking views on proposed new measures to enhance livestock health and welfare for cattle, sheep and pigs in England.
The government's new approach to the UK REACH candidate list of substances of very high concern (SVHC).
We're seeking views in this consultation on key proposals for a new deer management strategy.
The deer impacts policy statement sets out the actions we will take in England over the next decade to ensure the impacts of wild deer are not a threat to environmental, social or economic goals.
This white paper sets out the government's plans to reform the water sector and the wider water system.
Seeking views on an application by the Nuclear Industry Association for a regulatory justification decision on the Rolls-Royce small modular reactor.
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