Sara Spillett

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Environmental Permitting Regulations Standard
Permits

• Sara Spillett
• 29 February 2008

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Environmental Permitting Regulations

• Aim Our waste and industry regulation
  customers are regulated in a consistent and risk
  based way through a single permitting and
  compliance regime
• Working towards one permit per site or operator
• Vehicle for improving the way we regulate
• Expected to give significant reduction in
  administrative burden hence operator costs
• Graduated introduction getting it right

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Cutting admin burden
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Improving the way we regulate

• Customer focused system improved forms, clearer
  guidance and high quality documents
• Reduced admin burden for operators -
  documentation reduced by more than 600 documents
  (8000 pages)
• On-line applications and payments during 2008
• Improved permitting, compliance enforcement-
  Focusing our effort on high risk activities

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Introducing standard permits

• We will be introducing Standard permits for 27
  waste operations. These offer you great savings.
• Focus on risk based environmental outcomes
• Know what you are getting
• Pre-consultation on rules
• No site specific risk assessment
• Cheaper to prepare application
• Cheaper application fees
• Faster to issue
• Environmental standards will not be compromised

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April 2008 Whats different for current waste
exemption, PPC, WML holders?

• All current WML and PPC permits automatically
  become Environmental Permits.
• You dont need to reapply the conditions in
  your permit remain the same.
• Waste exemptions will become exemptions from
  Environmental Permitting.
• Some paragraph number will change. We will
  notify you if affected.
• Subsistence charges will remain the same

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What does it mean to me?

• A better customer experience as we
  areOverhauling how you get your permit
• Customer friendly application form and guidance
• One- stop-shop for applications
• Apply online during 2008
• More routes to technical competency
• A permit with more options

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Summary

• April 2008 is the start of our journey
• Environmental standards are maintained
• The customer experience is better
• Admin burdens are reduced
• Regulation is simplified
• Transparency is greater
• EPR - a vehicle to improve the way we regulate

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How do I find out more?

• From our websites
• www.environment-agency.gov.uk/epr
• www.defra.gov.uk/environment/epp
• We will be sending you information on these
  changes
• Contact your local officer if you
• are considering putting
• in an application