Triennial Review of the Environment Agency and Natural England
This article summarises the views of 222 individuals and 135 organisations that responded to Defra’s discussion paper setting out a range of scenarios to reform the
Environment Agency and Natural England.
A number of stakeholders strongly support the retention of two separate bodies, and some were firmly against the idea of a single merged body. Interestingly, an unnamed environmental NGO launched an email and letter writing campaign which encouraged 180 people to respond to the discussion paper. Interestingly, the summary document is intended to reflect the evidence received and not Government Policy or the work of the Challenge Group. Watch this space.