Defra recently announced that it is working towards publishing the consultation response before the 26 December deadline set in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 for the draft Bill and the establishment of a new environmental authority.
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Defra writes:
The Environmental Principles and Governance Bill will mark the creation of a new statutory and independent environmental watchdog to hold government to account on environmental ambitions and obligations once the UK has left the EU. Defra recently announced that it is working towards publishing the consultation response before the 26 December deadline set in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 for the draft Bill and the establishment of a new environmental authority.
We are working towards publishing the consultation response in tandem with the draft Bill before this deadline. We want to know what you think about plans to create a new independent environmental watchdog. What functions and powers should the watchdog have to oversee environmental law and policy? We’re also seeking views on what environmental principles we should apply in England to guide and shape environmental law and policy making.
