Detailed guide: Specified generator: apply for an environmental permit

The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.




Official Statistics: Latest official statistics on pre-movement and post-movement testing for tuberculosis (TB) in cattle in Great Britain – quarterly

Quarterly statistics on tuberculosis (TB) movement tests on cattle in Great Britain.




News story: New Defra Chief Scientist appointed

Professor Gideon Henderson has been appointed the new Defra CSA




17,000 more fish released into Lincolnshire’s River Witham

Environment Agency teams have restocked a total of 91,000 so far to help the river recover after a devastating pollution last year




The Pesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

This instrument makes a number of amendments to the retained direct EU legislation which forms the plant protection product and maximum residue level (‘MRLs’) regulatory regimes, so that they can continue to operate effectively after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union. Some of the required amendments are as a consequence of the change in “exit day” from 29th March which impacts on various dates specified in the retained law. Further new EU legislation has also come into force during the extension period, which needs to be amended in order to correct deficiencies arising from exiting the European Union. This instrument also fixes a number of errors in earlier instruments made under section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (‘the Withdrawal Act’).