This report sets out the findings of a review into the effectiveness of the Flood Risk Management Overview & Scrutiny Committee (England) Regulations 2011.
Use this calculator if you plan to make a voluntary enforcement undertaking offer to the Environment Agency for a pollution incident that affected water.
Updated: We updated Enforcement and Sanctions: Offence Response Options (ORO)
How the Environment Agency conducts enforcement activity for environmental offences and breaches.
Includes how we:
The Offence Response Options (ORO) document sets out the options available to every offence we regulate. An updated version of this document will be published shortly.
Updated: Summary of responses added.
We want to know what you think about our plans to amend the exemptions and exclusions for flood risk activities in the environmental permitting regulations.
Environmental permitting makes sure that any work completed does not increase flood risk, damage flood defences, or harm the environment, fisheries, or wildlife.
The majority of these adjustments will allow more flexibility for individuals and businesses.
UK Research and Innovation – through Innovate UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) – has announced a new fund for research and industry to develop future smart energy systems and prove their use at scale.
The energy revolution challenge will bring together academia with industry to develop and demonstrate new approaches to provide cleaner, cheaper energy. This includes linking low-carbon power, heating and transport systems with energy storage and advanced IT to create intelligent, local energy systems and services.
It is part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
The first funding opportunities through this challenge will make up to £41.5 million available for:
Full details of the competitions will be announced shortly. Businesses that want to find out more in the meantime can go to one of the briefing events:
Details of further activity with the fund will also be announced shortly.
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The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund will make sure that research and innovation is at the heart of government’s Industrial Strategy. This sets out 4 grand challenges in industries in which the UK is determined to pioneer progress.
The energy revolution falls under the clean growth challenge, which will support the UK to be a world leader in low-carbon technologies, systems and services.
Find out more about the energy revolution challenge.