Triennial Review of the Environment Agency and Natural England
On 12 December 2012, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced the start of the Triennial Review of the Environment Agency and Natural England. This follows a period of informal engagement with stakeholders, which started in July.
Preliminary conclusions will be available in spring 2013.
Anyone with an interest in the Environment Agency and Natural England is invited to respond to the discussion document by
4 February 2013. The discussion and response documents and further information is available from:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/review-ea-ne/
This is part of Government’s rolling programme of triennial reviews of Non-Departmental Public Bodies to consider whether the functions carried out by the body are still required and whether the delivery model is right and offers value for money.
Canoe England would also be interested to receive views from members. This can be sent to
access@canoe-england.org.uk
Marine Conservation Zones: Consultation on proposals for designation in 2013
The Environment Minister, Richard Benyon, has announced (13 December 2012) the start of the public consultation on Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs). The consultation document and annexes can be viewed at
http://www.defra.gov.uk/consult/open/.
The public consultation will run until midnight on 31 March 2013, and will give everyone with an interest in the marine environment the opportunity to provide more evidence on the proposed designation decisions before they are finalised.
Canoe England would also be interested to receive views from members. This can be sent to
access@canoe-england.org.uk