Guidance: Guidelines for Statutory Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs)
Guidelines for sewerage undertakers in England and Wales as to how to prepare, publish and maintain their DWMP. read more
Energy & Environment
Guidance: Local nature recovery strategies: areas and responsible authorities
Map showing the local nature recovery strategy (LNRS) areas in England and the responsible authority who will lead the preparation of each strategy. read more
Policy paper: Call for comments: draft risk profile of a substance proposed as a persistent organic pollutant (POP) 2025
Requesting comments on a draft risk profile for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (including mixed polybrominated/chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans). read more
Single case of atypical BSE confirmed on a farm in Essex
A single case of atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Essex, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) confirmed today (Tuesday 20 May). read more
Decision: Gamebirds: decision to issue the GL43 gamebird general licence for 2025 to 2027
How Defra arrived at its decision to issue the GL43 gamebird release general licence, valid from 2 May 2025 to 1 February 2027, which replaces the version published on 31 May 2023. read more