Policy paper

Defra and the Environment Agency reservoir safety reform programme update (April 2023)

An update on the joint reservoir safety reform programme being implemented in England by Defra and the Environment Agency.

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England

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This paper provides an update on reforms being carried out to improve reservoir safety in England, following Professor David Balmforth’s reservoir review: part B (2020).

You can read about updates from the programme since April 2023.

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Published 6 April 2023
Last updated 1 September 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added a link to EA pages about further updates to the programme since April 2023.

  2. First published.

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