The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is a regulatory body for environmental protection in England and Northern Ireland "to provide independent oversight of the government's environmental progress". It will be created as a statutory body by the Environment Bill.

As of July 2021 it exists as an interim body.[1][2] The first chair is Glenys Stacey, who has called delays in the passage of the bill "extremely disappointing".[3][4] Its first chief executive is Natalie Prosser and its headquarters are in Worcester. Concerns have been raised about potential lack of powers, independence, funding and about freedom of information. [5][2] The OEP is intended to replace the environmental protection functions of the EU, but a report by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law expressed concerns that the bill as of June 2021 would provide no equivalent legal remedy for breaches.[6] The OEP was given an environmental governance role in Northern Ireland in February 2022. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ letsrecycle.com (1 July 2021). "Interim OEP launched".
  2. 1 2 Jo Carnegie (1 July 2021). "'Not yet fit for purpose': Interim Office for Environmental Protection launches, but fears remain over post-Brexit plans". BusinessGreen.
  3. ↑ BBC (10 March 2021). "Costing The Earth: The New Environmental Sheriff in Town".
  4. ↑ Defra press office (26 January 2021). "Environment Bill – next steps".
  5. ↑ Sandra Laville (30 June 2021). "Alarm over plans to shield post-Brexit environment watchdog from scrutiny". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ Harry Cockburn (11 June 2020). "Post-Brexit environmental watchdog must 'have teeth' and be independent from government, Lords warn". Independent.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "OEP take a environmental governance role in Northern Ireland". 23 March 2022.


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