Defra, in collaboration with the Environment Agency and the Welsh Assembly Government, has published a consultation paper seeking views on proposals for replacing the environmental permitting and compliance systems under Waste Management and Pollution Prevention and Control legislation.

The Environmental Permitting Programme (EPP) is examining how to combine the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) and waste management licensing systems into a common permitting and compliance system in England and Wales. The proposals set out in the consultation paper aim to streamline and simplify the mechanics of the permitting and compliance systems for waste and PPC without undermining environmental protection or human health. They suggest a new system consisting of fewer, simpler rules and clearer guidance. This unified approach would allow industry, regulators and the public to focus more on environmental outcomes and less on how they are achieved.

The closing date for responses to this consultation is 15th May 2006. The consultation documents can be found at http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/envpermitprog/index.htm

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