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Policy Paper Published 19 May 2025 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs ↗ View on GOV.UK

Government response to OEP review: implementation of the duty to have due regard to the Environmental Principles Policy Statement

The government's response to the Office for Environmental Protection review of the duty to have due regard to the Environmental Principles Policy Statement.

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On 27 February 2025, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) published their review of implementation of the duty to have due regard to the Environmental Principles Policy Statement.

The government is required to respond to the OEP review under section 29 of the Environment Act.

The OEP’s review contains 8 recommendations for how implementation of the duty could be improved. We have set out our response to address each recommendation.