Environment Agency charges consultation: radioactive substances regulation (non-nuclear sites)

As a public body, we must follow government guidance on managing public money. This means we must recover the full cost of the services we provide; customers will only pay for the regulatory service they receive.

We have reviewed our service for regulating radioactive substances at non-nuclear sites under The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 and we are consulting on our proposal to increase charges.

This consultation proposes an increase to these charges to accommodate:

• changes in the cost of delivering our services
• inflationary pressures
• National Counter Terrorism Security Office requirements to oversee security improvements at through permitting and inspections

We invite you to share your view and thoughts about our proposal.