The outcome of two important research studies into the waste infrastructure in the United Kingdom highlighted a familiar theme this week – even though they
Category: Compliance
Latest and developing issues of legal / regulatory compliance in the environmental field
Environmental offences: Definitive guideline published
Following a consultation, the Sentencing Council is publishing its new definitive guideline on environmental offences, which has been issued in accordance with section 120 of
Balance of Competence Review: Final Report
The Environment and Climate Change Report as part of the overall Government-led Review of the Balance of Competences between the UK and the EU has
edoc aims to replace paper-based Waste Transfer Note System
In recognition that the current paper-based Waste Transfer Note (WTN) system for recording non-hazardous waste movements is heavily bureaucratic, the edoc project has been led by
Regulatory Roadmap: Onshore oil and gas exploration in the UK regulation and best practice
The United Kingdom Government has published a “regulatory roadmap” setting out the series of permits and permissions developers need to obtain prior to drilling for onshore
Data Centres required to comply with CCA
Summary and implications The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced in his Autumn Statement on 5 December 2013 that the Government will introduce a