Open consultation: Water abstraction and impounding licensing in England: changes to the regulatory framework
Seeking views on our plans to move water abstraction and impounding licensing into the Environmental Permitting Regulations regime.
Consultation outcome: Genetic technologies regulation
Seeking views on the regulation of organisms produced using genetic technologies such as gene editing.
Press release: Plans to unlock power of gene editing unveiled
Use of gene editing technologies to be enabled to help better protect the environment.
Press release: Plans to unlock power of gene editing unveiled
Use of gene editing technologies to be enabled to help better protect the environment.
News story: UK Government announces outcome of EU fishing licence applications
The UK government announces EU under 12m in length vessels that will be licensed to fish in the UK 6-12 nautical mile zone.