Policy paper

Government response to OEP's report on the implementation of the water framework directive regulations and river basin management planning

Provides an initial response to the OEP’s report on the implementation of the water framework directive regulations and river basin management planning and advises Parliament that a further full response will follow.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 30 July 2024

Applies to England

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The Office for Environmental Protection’s (OEP’s) review of the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive Regulations and River Basin Management Planning – Government Response

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5117-2

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The Office for Environmental Protection’s (OEP’s) review of the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive Regulations and River Basin Management Planning – Government Response

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5117-2

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In May 2024 the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) produced a report to look at:

• whether river basin management plans to improve England’s water bodies will meet the ‘environmental objectives’ under the water framework directive (WFD) regulations
• the effectiveness of the regulations, their implementation and how they interact with other laws and policies

This is the government’s initial response to the report, advising that due to the calling of the General Election in May,  a full response will follow here after the Parliamentary recess.

Published 30 July 2024