Environmental policy funding
Withdrawal or reduction of government funding for long-term environmental data collection and inadequate funding for environmental land management schemes.
11 items
1 source
2 inquiries
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Environmental policy funding has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
11 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (11)
MAI-159 — Consider funding arrangements for police services
Recommendation: The Inquiry heard evidence that the impact of public funding cuts fell disproportionately hard on metropolitan police services, such as Greater Manchester Police, compared with non-metropolitan services. In the event that public funding cuts are in the future considered necessary …
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
MAI-156 — Ambulance Liaison Officer resourcing
Recommendation: The Home Office, the Department of Health and Social Care and the National Ambulance Resilience Unit should consider how to ensure that the role of an Ambulance Liaison Officer is properly resourced and also whether venue operators should fund the …
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
In progress
MAI-148 — LRF staffing and resources
Recommendation: The Home Office should consider, together with local resilience forums, how they are to have sufficient staff and resources to enable them to function effectively.
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
In progress
MAI-143 — Consistent and sufficient LRF funding
Recommendation: The Home Office should consider how local resilience forums are to be funded consistently and sufficiently to enable them to do their important work.
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
In progress
FLIX-224 — Urgently investigate crack propagation and corrosion protection for clad steel vessels
Recommendation: The question of crack propagation and detection in internally clad mild steel vessels and their protection from corrosion on the outside should be investigated as a matter of urgency.
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FLIX-223 — Review regulations for licensing and storage of highly flammable liquids
Recommendation: We have pointed out in Paragraph 194 (c) above that the present situation regarding the licensing and storage of highly flammable liquids is unsatisfactory. We recommend review of the existing regulations.
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FLIX-221 — Devise scheme for HSE to advise planning authorities on plant safety
Recommendation: A scheme for co-ordination between the planning authorities and the Health and Safety Executive should be devised so that the planning authorities may be advised on the safety problems involved in any proposed plant before planning permission is granted.
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FLIX-216 — Install fire and explosion-proof recording devices for vital plant information
Recommendation: It is recommended that consideration be given to installing devices or systems for recording vital plant information in a form which would survive the effects of fire or explosion. An example of such a device is the “black-box” used in …
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FLIX-214 — Inform industry about rapid creep cavitation fractures in stainless steel
Recommendation: Creep cavitation fractures in stainless steel have been known for some time but previously it had not been generally known that these could, under appropriate conditions of stress and temperature be produced in a relatively short time. Such a fracture …
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FLIX-213 — Alert industry to risks of zinc-coated components in chemical plants
Recommendation: Since many chemical plants contain zinc coated components, eg galvanised wire and walkways, it is important that the attention of industry should be drawn to these matters.
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FLIX-212 — Alert industry to nitrate stress corrosion risk from contaminated cooling water
Recommendation: The cracked Reactor R2525 initiated the sequence of events which led to disaster. Examination of the crack by expert metallurgists showed that the crack had been caused by nitrate stress corrosion. This corrosion was created because nitrate treated cooling water …
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