Skip to main content
  1. Home

Policy papers and consultations

Skip to results

528 results

Skip to results
528 results sorted by Updated (newest)
Of Type Consultations (closed)
From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Fisheries: removing the licence cap on 10 metre and under vessels

    Seeking views on the proposed permanent lifting of the licence cap of 350kg of finfish quota species on English 10 metre and under vessels.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences

    Seeking views on the government’s proposals to introduce penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Consultation on the principles of marine net gain

    The consultation sets out our proposals and seeks views on the principles of marine net gain. This will inform the policy and approaches to marine net gain implementation.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Establishing permitting regimes for the recreational fishing of Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna in UK waters

    Seeking views on the design of UK permitting regimes for the recreational fishing of Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Landscapes review (National Parks and AONBs): implementing the review

    Seeking views on the government response to the landscapes review.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Improved food waste reporting by large food businesses in England

    Seeking views on options to improve food waste reporting by large food businesses in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Consistency in household and business recycling in England

    Seeking views on our plans to increase the consistency in materials collected for recycling in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Waste carrier, broker and dealer system reform

    Seeking views on our plans to improve the waste carrier, broker and dealer system in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Implementation of mandatory digital waste tracking

    Proposals for the implementation of a mandatory digital waste tracking service across the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance fee methodology 2023: call for views

    Seeking views on whether we should set a compliance fee for 2023. We also want views on the proposal for managing this year’s fee.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Wine: reforms to retained EU law

    Seeking your views on a plan to reform retained EU law (REUL) related to wine.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Near elimination of biodegradable waste to landfill

    Call for evidence requesting views, data and evidence on how we can achieve the near elimination of biodegradable waste disposal in landfills from 2028.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Review of technical guidance for crematoriums

    Seeking views on updated guidance for the limiting of emissions from crematoriums.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Reducing crime at sites handling waste, and introducing fixed penalties for waste duty of care

    Seeking views on measures to reduce waste crime and poor performance at waste sites and introducing a fixed penalty to discourage household waste being fly-tipped.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK mandatory water efficiency labelling

    Seeking views on the introduction of mandatory water efficiency labelling on water-using products.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan

    The UK government is consulting on the expansion of the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan to cover coastal and estuarine waters.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Changes to bovine identification, registration and movement in England

    Seeking views on government proposals for improving bovine (cattle, bison, buffalo) identification, registration and movement systems in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Continuous water quality monitoring and event duration monitoring

    Seeking views on the government’s proposals to enhance the monitoring of storm overflows and final effluent discharges into watercourses.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Draft evaluations of 3 chemical substances proposed as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): call for comments

    Requesting comments on a draft risk profile and risk management evaluations for 3 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP review committee.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Waste prevention programme for England 2021

    Seeking views on our plans for the revised waste prevention programme for England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government