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Reporting for installations, radioactive substances and waste permits: RPS C21

When you can delay submitting data, reports and other records required by your environmental permit because of coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 1 October 2020
• Last updated: 19 January 2021 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 1 July 2021

This COVID-19 RPS has expired and can no longer be used.

Applies to England

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Reporting for installations, radioactive substances and waste permits: RPS C21

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This COVID-19 regulatory position statement (RPS) replaces Reporting for installations, radioactive substances and waste permits: RPS C10 which expired on 30 September 2020. Previous notifications under RPS C10 will not cover non-compliances arising after 30 September 2020. If you notified us you were operating under RPS C10, you will need to do so again if you want to operate under its replacement, RPS C21.

Holders of installation, waste operation or radioactive substances activity permits must operate in accordance with the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.

We normally expect all permit holders to comply in full with all the conditions in their permits. This includes conditions requiring them to submit data and reports to us. For example, this could be monitoring results or reports required by improvement conditions.

If you follow the conditions in this COVID-19 regulatory position statement (RPS), you may delay sending us certain data, reports and other records that are required by your permit.

This COVID-19 RPS only applies if you cannot comply with the reporting deadlines specified in your permit due to coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions.

You must tell the Environment Agency before you use this COVID-19 RPS.

Published 1 October 2020
Last updated 19 January 2021 + show all updates

1. 19 January 2021

   We have extended the expiry date of the RPS to 30 June 2021.

2. 1 October 2020

   First published.