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How the Canal and River Trust was founded and its relationship with government.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Grant agreement between the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Canal & River Trust.
Trust settlement of 'Waterways Property' by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs upon the Canal and River Trust, 2012.
The transfer scheme transferred the property of British Waterways in England and Wales to the Canal and River Trust.
Seeking views on measures to reduce waste crime and poor performance at waste sites and introducing a fixed penalty to discourage household waste being fly-tipped.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Independent Review are asking for evidence to contribute to the future management of Dartmoor and its protected sites.
Seeking views on the introduction of mandatory water efficiency labelling on water-using products.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The storm overflows discharge reduction plan sets stringent new targets to protect people and the environment. This will require water companies to deliver the largest infrastructure programme in water company history.
The UK government is consulting on the expansion of the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan to cover coastal and estuarine waters.
The government's summary of EU amendment to rules on surveillance, eradication programmes, and disease-free status for certain listed and emerging diseases.
This strategy sets out Defra’s vision and overarching goals for evaluation, including how findings will be used to develop and deliver policy.
Policies for developing nationally-significant infrastructure projects for water resources in England.
Seeking views on the government’s proposals to enhance the monitoring of storm overflows and final effluent discharges into watercourses.
Advice to Natural England on setting the minimum and maximum numbers of badgers to be culled in licensed areas in 2023.
An update on the joint reservoir safety reform programme being implemented in England by Defra and the Environment Agency.
A new scheme for businesses that move prepacked retail goods such as food, drink, cut flowers and pet food from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Defra’s framework for local authorities to make best use of their powers and make air quality improvements for their communities.
The government's summary of a proposal to introduce a new regulatory framework for plants, and derived food and feed, developed through new genomic techniques.
We want your views on what should go into the next 5-year national action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
Requesting information to feed into draft Risk Profiles and draft Risk Management Evaluations for 3 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP Review Committee
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