74th Report - Environmental regulation

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 1687 25 March 2026
Report Status Response overdue
Conclusions & Recommendations 30 items (5 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 6 of 30 classified)
Accepted 3
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
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Recommendations

1 results
2 Accepted in Part
Defra has not set out precisely what environmental regulation should achieve and how the regulators...
Recommendation
Defra has not set out precisely what environmental regulation should achieve and how the regulators should be set up to achieve this. Regulators currently operate across a complex landscape, with overlapping responsibilities, differing cultures and inconsistent approaches. Yet Defra has … Read more
Government Response Summary
Defra has set out a clear vision for environmental regulation through Strategic Policy Statements, but disagrees with the recommendation to bring all regulatory functions together.
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