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FROM compliance
Progress on environmental account manager trials
21 May 2013 16:41 BSTDEFRA wants to make environmental permitting quicker and simpler by allocating account managers to developers
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FROM politics
DECC/DEFRA ask if EU is the best place for environment and climate policy
20 May 2013 16:37 BST
The UK is trying to work out whether it should ask for environmental powers back from the EU, or even relinquish more to the bloc
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FROM compliance
Brothers get jail for ‘deplorable’ illegal waste activity
20 May 2013 10:27 BST
Four people were convicted in a complex waste crime case in West Yorkshire
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FROM business
England “actively considering” bag tax
17 May 2013 11:19 BST
DEFRA is deciding whether to bring in a carrier bag tax for England, but says it will not act until there is more evidence on how the tax is working in Wales and elsewhere
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FROM business
Finn steps down as Ofwat chief executive
16 May 2013 15:20 BSTRegina Finn will leave Ofwat before the end of the year after a six-year tenure. Her departure comes part way through a major overhaul of water sector regulation
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FROM compliance
Updated: DEFRA calls for views on environmental guidance
Updated: 17 May 2013 12:22 BST
The department has outlined plans to improve guidance and information reporting requirements
Law & Compliance Comment & Analysis
DEFRA’s ‘radical’ changes to environmental guidance and reporting
A departmental review is examining the entire body of environmental documentation and information requirements
Operator monitoring scheme takes management systems approach
The Environment Agency’s guidance on monitoring air and water emissions shows growing reliance on external standards
Enthusiasm for landfill bans wanes
Landfill bans could unlock resources worth billions but they lack support from waste industry professionals and are not a policy priority
Rise in permit compliance
Industrial and waste sites’ permit compliance in England and Wales is improving but persistent poor performers remain
Interview with Emyr Roberts: An ambitious future
Natural Resources Wales chief executive Dr Emyr Roberts talks to Isabella Kaminski about the remit and operation of the new organisation
Richard Macrory's legal commentary: EIA discretion leaves door open to litigation
Discretion over the need for environmental impact assessment in EU legislation creates opportunities for litigation, as an otherwise straightforward wind farm application shows
Law & Compliance Document Watch
Quick links to key documents and reports
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22 May 2013
European Commission Directive 2013/28/EU amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles -
22 May 2013
The Forestry (Felling of Trees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 -
10 May 2013
The Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (England) Regulations 2013 -
10 May 2013
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013
