The role of regulation in the agricultural sector is to protect the environment, public health, and animal and plant health and welfare. All farmers are subject to regulatory standards, and we are working to enable high levels of compliance against these standards that will ensure environmental land management agreements fully deliver outcomes for the environment over and above the regulatory standards. In The Plan for Water, Defra committed to work with farmers to review and improve our farming laws to make them clear, simple, and effective at improving the environment. We are currently reviewing the regulatory baseline for soil health to further understand the scope and impact of current regulations and where further regulatory cover may be required for soils. As we move from the EU Common Agricultural Policy, we will keep the balance between regulation and incentives under review and learn how farmers engage with our environmental offers. We are aware that the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is reviewing the current regulatory and governance frameworks supporting the sustainable management of agricultural soils in England. We will review any findings and consider carefully any recommendations put forward by the OEP.