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    Defra urged to clarify Office for Environmental Protection staffing restrictions Civil Service World12:59DEFRA Agriculture
    'Urgent action' needed to protect NI nature sites, reports warns BBC12:22NI News
    Minister brands Ulster Farmers’ Union stance on land designations as ‘bizarre’ Belfast Telegraph17:11Wildfires Agriculture Natural Disasters
    How will the Government deliver environmental protections alongside growth? Answers sought from Environment Secretary The United Kingdom Parliament09:02DEFRA Agriculture UK Politics
    Corry Defra review backs overhaul of waste permits and enforcement MRW18:01DEFRA Agriculture
    Action is urgently needed to protect and restore Northern Ireland’s ‘natural treasures,’ says OEP report Office for Environmental Protection09:14NI News
    OEP submission to the Independent Water Commission Office for Environmental Protection08:51

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    Defra urged to clarify Office for Environmental Protection staffing restrictions Civil Service World12:59 17-Apr-25
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    How will the Government deliver environmental protections alongside growth? Answers sought from Environment Secretary The United Kingdom Parliament09:02 16-Apr-25
    OEP submission to the Independent Water Commission Office for Environmental Protection08:51 15-Apr-25
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    Minister brands Ulster Farmers’ Union stance on land designations as ‘bizarre’ Belfast Telegraph17:11 10-Apr-25
    'Urgent action' needed to protect NI nature sites, reports warns BBC12:22 3-Apr-25
    Action is urgently needed to protect and restore Northern Ireland’s ‘natural treasures,’ says OEP report Office for Environmental Protection09:14 3-Apr-25
    Corry Defra review backs overhaul of waste permits and enforcement MRW18:01 2-Apr-25
    Watchdog to investigate UK government's compliance with key water laws London South East12:36 20-Mar-25
    Watchdog investigating whether Defra breaking laws on cleaning up English rivers Yahoo! UK & Ireland12:27 20-Mar-25
    Watchdog to investigate whether Government failed to comply with key water laws Evening Standard11:02 20-Mar-25
    'Possible failures: Oep launches new investigation into government water quality efforts BusinessGreen10:30 20-Mar-25
    OEP launches investigation into possible failures by Defra and the Environment Agency to comply with key laws to… Office for Environmental Protection08:13 20-Mar-25
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    About our Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) news

    Latest news on the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), a public body established in November 2021 under the Environment Act 2021. Its mission is to protect and improve the environment by holding government and other public authorities accountable for their actions in England and Northern Ireland, and for reserved matters across the UK. The OEP has the power to scrutinise Environmental Improvement Plans and targets, scrutinise environmental law, advise government on environmental law, and enforce compliance with environmental law. The goal of the OEP is to make the greatest contribution to environmental protection and the improvement of the natural environment, including protecting people from the effects of human activity on the environment.

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