Defra has not set out precisely what environmental regulation should achieve and how the regulators should be set up to achieve this. Regulators currently operate across a complex landscape, with overlapping responsibilities, differing cultures and inconsistent approaches. Yet Defra has not set out clearly what environmental regulation is intended to achieve, nor how regulators should be configured to deliver those outcomes. Regulators want greater clarity from Defra. The lack of strategic di...

Defra has not set out precisely what environmental regulation should achieve and how the regulators should be set up to achieve this. Regulators currently operate across a complex landscape, with overlapping responsibilities, differing cultures and inconsistent approaches. Yet Defra has not set out clearly what environmental regulation is intended to achieve, nor how regulators should be configured to deliver those outcomes. Regulators want greater clarity from Defra. The lack of strategic direction from Defra limits the regulators’ ability to plan coherently, target resources effectively or demonstrate how their work contributes to statutory Type: recommendation | Number: 2 | Response status: response_pending