The BVSF have been advised that a Consultation on the draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 is now available.

1. Defra and the Welsh Government have published a consultation on proposals to enhance measures to tackle waste crime and entrenched poor performance in the waste sector. Part I of the consultation seeks your comments on strengthening the regulators’ powers in respect of all types of facilities that operate under an environmental permit. The proposed enhancements broaden the scope of the regulators’ powers to prevent or remedy pollution.
 
2. Part II of this document is a call for evidence on other measures to tackle waste crime and entrenched poor performance in the waste management industry and seeks your views on measures to strengthen the demonstration of competence to operate a site; require the clean-up of abandoned and orphaned waste management sites; adopt fixed penalties for fly-tipping; and measures to protect landowners/ landlords from the impacts of waste crime. You are invited to comment.

3. Further information and the consultation document can be found on-line at:
 
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/waste/enhanced_powers_to_tackle_waste_crime
 
Please feel free in the first instance to forward any response to the BVSF to be added to the general BVSF's own thoughts.