We have Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the Climate Change Committee, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Environmental Standards Scotland and the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales. [...] Our assessment of this complaint concluded that whilst the specific legal grounds raised in the complaint with regards to the decision-making process did not indicate a failure to comply with the law, there were concerns around the accessibility of information about emergency authorisations and statements of reasons on the UK pesticide authorisation database. [...] The OEP received two complaints alleging failures to comply with legislation resulting in damage to the catchments of the River Wye and River Axe. [...] We are therefore engaging with Defra in relation to the concerns we have and have noted actions they could take, including withdrawing the current guidance and bringing forward the planned review of the guidance from September 2025. [...] Waste Hierarchy- Local Authorities We have started scoping the duty of care and waste hierarchy obligations imposed on Local Authorities with the potential to explore policies for, and the regulation of, the waste hierarchy by the Environment Agency.
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