As part of the public interest disclosure legislation in England and Wales, commonly known as ‘Whistleblowing’, we have an obligation to act on third party disclosures made to us concerning malpractice on environmental matters. Workers, who wish to make a protected disclosure, which is in the public interest, about their employer, can choose to raise their concerns with the employer directly, or otherwise through a number of other routes (further guidance is given on Whistleblowing for employees page).

Information submitted to the European Commission following Ministerial meeting on air quality in Brussels on 30 January 2018.

The Environment Agency publish permits that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

This decision includes the permit and decision for:

• Operator name: Essar Oil (UK) Limited
• Installation name: Stanlow Manufacturing Complex
• Permit number: EPR/FP3139FN/V009

As part of CoRWM’s outreach activities for 2018 to 2019, a group of CoRWM members visited Germany in June 2018 to tour the Konrad mine and discuss approaches to siting a geologic disposal facility (GDF).

The group was hosted by the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BfE), headquartered in Salzgitter, Germany.

The committee holds open meetings that members of the public may attend to observe, ask questions, and discuss issues of relevance.

For details on how to attend please see the upcoming meeting dates or email the CoRWM secretariat at corwm@beis.gov.uk.