Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill 2018
The draft Environment Bill sets out how we will maintain environmental standards and build on the 25 Year Environment Plan. We've published a July 2019 update.
Documents
Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill 2018 policy paperEnvironment Bill summer policy statement: July 2019 Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill 2018application/pdfStatement of impactsapplication/pdfEnvironment (Principles and Governance) Bill: Memorandum from Defra to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeInformation paper on the policy statement on Environmental Principlesapplication/pdf