Certain types of radioactive waste produced on nuclear licensed sites need to be treated and packaged (a process referred to as “conditioning”) in order to make them safe for long-term storage and disposal.SEPA and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) jointly regulate this process on nuclear sites in Scotland. The Environment Agency (EA) and HSE […]

From 14 January 2008, a new government-backed helpline service will provide construction business owners in South East England with essential guidance on environmental law.The helpline will give construction businesses will be able to obtain guidance on how they can avoid fines and protect their business reputation. Businesses can learn about Site Waste Management Plans, how […]

On 13 December 2007 a consultation on Article 5 of the Energy End Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive was issued by DEFRA. Article 5 requires the public sector to fulfill an exemplary role in the context of energy end use efficiency. As part of performing this exemplary role the public sector must communicate […]

Business owners are being urged to review their health and safety procedures ahead of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 which received royal accent on the 26th of July 2007 and is due to come into effect on the 6th of April 2008.
Under the new offence, companies and organisations […]

On the 5th December 2007 AEA Energy & Environment, as lead contractor on the Government’s Market Transformation Programme (MTP), on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), issued a consultation on sustainable products. This consultation implements an Energy White Paper commitment to publish a series of papers analysing how the […]

This DEFRA consultation is on Government’s proposed type, form and process for the auction or sale of EU allowances (EUAs) during Phase II. The proposed allocation method already takes account of views expressed during the UK’s March 2005 consultation on allocation of surplus Phase I allowances and the input of an Auctioning Working […]

The Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform has launched a consultation seeking views on the proposed options for the implementation of the Batteries Directive which covers portable, industrial and automotive batteries and accumulators. Of these, DEFRA is responsible for implementing the provisions on portable batteries
DEFRA is consulting on a number of issues, […]

On 18 December 2007 DEFRA launched a consultation seeking views on the recommendations of the Climate Change Simplification project. This consultation is on the recommendations presented in the “Climate Change Instruments: Areas of Overlap and Options for Simplification” report.
The report reviews Defra’s three major climate Change instruments - EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), […]

On the 13th December 2007, following four consultations (reported on in previous issues of in Touch), The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No. 3538) were made in parliament and come into force on the 6th April 2008.
The Environmental Permitting (EP) Regulations introduce a single environmental permitting and compliance regime to […]

From all of us here at JPD we would like to wish you a very Happy New Year for 2008.
We have now realeased our new Essesental Training & Development Brochure giving full details of our public course schedule for the whole year and don’t forget if you can’t find the course you’re looking […]