https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-bill-2020

https://services.parliament.uk/Bills/2019-21/environment.html

This Bill is now being considered again by a Public Bill Committee which is scheduled to report by Tuesday 1 December 2020.

From Green Alliance Blog: “It is good news that the Environment Bill will resume its parliamentary journey on 3 November after a delay of more than six months. The not-so-good news is that the government has proposed some amendments to the Bill (for example, see NC24 on page 50) which would weaken the already precarious independence of the new green watchdog, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP)” : https://greenallianceblog.org.uk/2020/10/28/environment-bill-must-not-undermine-environmental-accountability/

• There are to be local nature recovery strategies for areas in England
• Schedule 15 makes amendments to Part 2 of the Forestry Act 1967 in relation to the enforcement of the power to control the felling of trees in England
• Local highway authorities in England to consult before felling street trees
• Secretary of state has ultimate power
• Pg 121 onwards, Confused by breakdown of executive and non-exec members and non-members, and whether that covers all the ‘staffing’ or there will be larger group of staff, “with experience of law / env science / env policy / investigatory and enforcement proceedings”