Landmark legislation establishing long-term environmental targets, a new Office for Environmental Protection, and reforms to waste, water, air quality, and nature protection across the UK.
A Bill to make provision about targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment; for statements and reports about environmental protection; for the Office for Environmental Protection; about waste and resource efficiency; about air quality; for the recall of products that fail to meet environmental standards; about water; about nature and biodiversity; for conservation covenants; about the regulation of chemicals; and for connected purposes.
Status: Act of Parliament
Current House: Unassigned
Stage: Royal Assent
Sponsored by: George Eustice, Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
Introduced: 2020-01-30
Royal Assent: 2021-10-20