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What you must consider when you assess the appropriate measures for your site.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This manual includes information about Open Policy Making as well as the tools and techniques policy makers can use to create more open and user led policy.
Employment Tribunal decision.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This project created a programme of research to improve the way flood defences are operated and maintained, including quick wins and more long-term initiatives.
Curlews, short-snouted seahorses and natterjack toads set to be benefit as six nature recovery projects are launched.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
This project explored how authorities work with communities on future planning and decision-making to help reduce flood and coastal erosion risk.
This policy framework sets out rules and guidance on the use of approved restraint techniques and restrictive physical interventions for staff at secure settings and escort providers in the Youth Custody Service (YCS).
The DNA database is moving to a new, more sensitive profiling technique known as DNA-17.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
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