Environment Agency

What do the Public Registers cover?

Licensing Registers

Industrial processes

Water

Waste

The Register of Waste Management Licences

Other Registers

Waste

Industrial processes

The Control of Major Accidents and Hazards

Contaminated Land

Contaminated Land

Maps

The Water Quality and Pollution Control Public Register

A register maintained under section 190 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and prescribed by SI No.2971 The Control of Pollution (Applications, Appeals and Registers) Regulations 1996 (since 31 December 1996), and previously SINo.1160 The Control of Pollution (Registers) Regulations 1989 (since 1 September 1989)

notices of water quality objectives
applications for consents to discharge or for variation of an existing consent, and supporting material
discharge consents, consent conditions and any variations
date and time of each sample of water or effluent taken by the Agency, the result of its analysis and any steps taken by the Agency as a consequence
date and time of each sample of water or effluent taken by any other person, the result of its analysis (by the Agency) and any steps taken by that person as a consequence
prohibition notices
enforcement notices
revocations of discharge consents
notices of appeal and relevant correspondence, decisions and representations, Secretary of State's determination and any accompanying
Secretary of State directions to the Agency in relation to its water pollution functions (except directions relating to matters of national security)
details of convictions of consent holders, including the name of the offender, date of conviction, penalty imposed, the costs (if any) awarded against the offender and the name of the court reports.
returns and other information about the nature, origin, composition, temperature, volume and rate of discharges provided to the Agency as a result of consent conditions
register entries made under the previous Control of Pollution (Registers) Regulations (SI No.1160/1989 since 1 September 1989)
an index to facilitate access to particulars entered in to the register

Groundwater

A public register held under the Groundwater Regulations 1998 (1998/2746) Regulation 22

applications and information provided to the Agency to help determine these
authorisations and notices, including variations or revocations
monitoring data provided for authorisations and notices
any convictions for offences relevant to the Groundwater Regulations
discharges so small so as to obviate deterioration of groundwater quality
substances determined as inappropriate to list I and any summary of these
substances determined as appropriate to list II and any summary of these
any review by the Secretary of State of the Agency's determinations on list I and II substances
codes of practice approved for the purposes of the Groundwater Regulations

The Water Abstraction and Impounding Register

A register maintained under section 189 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and prescribed by SI No.534 The Water Resources (Licences) Regulations 1965 (since 1 April 1965)

name and address of the applicant, date of the application and brief details of its proposal
the Agency's decision, date of decision and brief details of any licence granted or revocation or variation
in relation to an appeal or application made directly to him, the Minister's decision, date of decision and brief details of any licence granted or revocation or variation
where a transfer of the licence or change in the occupation of the land occurs, details of the person's name and address, date of notification to the Agency and the serial number of the relevant licence
an index to the register in the form of a map

Maps of Freshwater Limits

Maps held under section 192 of the Water Resources Act 1991

maps of freshwater limits (and any changes to those limits) of controlled waters, ie. relevant rivers or watercourses

Maps of Main Rivers

Maps held under section 193 of the Water Resources Act 1991

maps for each area covered by the Agency's Regional Flood Defence Committees

Maps of Agency Waterworks

Maps held under section 195 of the Water Resources Act 1991

location of resource mains or discharge pipes vested in the Agency
location of underground works vested in the Agency

Maps of Sensitive Areas And High Natural Dispersion Areas

Information held under SI No.2841 The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994 (since 30 November 1994)

maps of estuaries
maps of sensitive areas and high natural dispersion areas (HNDAs)
certificates of exemption from Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations

Waste

The Register of Carriers of Controlled Waste

A public register maintained under section 2(2)(b) of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 and Regulation 3 of SI No. 1624 The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991 and prescribed by Regulation 6 of SI No. 1991/1624 (since 14 October 1991)

entries showing persons as registered carriers of controlled waste with their allocated registration number, including any letter
the date the registration takes effect and the date of expiry
registered person's business name, address of his principal business office and telephone, telex or fax numbers, and if an individual, date of birth
for bodies corporate, the names of each director, manager, secretary or other similar officers and their dates of birth
for companies registered in Great Britain, the registered number, otherwise the country in which it was incorporated
relevant conviction details including person's name, details of the offence, date of conviction, penalty imposed, the name of the Court and, if an individual, their date of birth
details of waste management licences held
date of renewal and revised Expiry Date
any other changes to registered details and the date of amendment
an index to allow members of the public to readily trace information on the register

The Register of Brokers of Controlled Waste

A public register held under Regulation 20(7) (as detailed in Schedule 5, paragraph 2) of SI No.1056 The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (since 1 May 1994)

broker's registration number
date the registration takes effect and date of its expiry
broker's business name and address of the principal place of business including telephone number, telex or fax numbers and, if an individual, their date of birth
for corporate bodies, the names of each director, manager or similar position and their dates of birth
for companies registered in Great Britain, the registered number, otherwise the country in which it was incorporated
relevant conviction details including person's name, details of the offence, date of conviction, penalty imposed, the name of the Court and, if an individual, their date of birth
details of waste management licences held
date of renewal and revised expiry date
any other changes to registered details and the date of amendment

The Register of Waste Management Licences

A public register held under section 64 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Part II) and prescribed by Regulation 10 of SI No.1056 The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (since 1 May 1994)

current or recently current waste management licences and any related working plans
current or recently current applications for, or transfer or modification of, licences including supporting information from the applicant, written representations considered by the Agency, any decisions taken by the Secretary of State, notices of rejection by the Agency or emergencies resulting in the postponement of relevant references.
notices of modification, revocation, suspension of licences
notices of appeal and relevant documents
conviction details of licence holders including the name of the offender, date of conviction, penalty imposed and the name of the Court
reports produced by the Agency including remedial or preventative action taken
any monitoring information obtained by the Agency as a result of its own monitoring, or supplied to it as a condition of the licence
Secretary of State directions
summaries of special waste produced or disposed of
register details and records provided under the Control of Pollution (Special Waste) Regulations 1980 or Special Waste Regulations 1996 where the licence has been revoked or surrendered
applications for the surrender of licences including supporting information and evidence, written representations, decisions by the Secretary of State and notices of determination and certificates of completion
inspectors reports written after seizing or rendering harmless, any article or substance
records of where and when inspectors exercised their powers, what information was obtained and what action was taken on each occasion
statements of whether or not there is compliance with any condition of a licence where the information which shows compliance or not, has been excluded from the register because it is confidential

The Register of Exempt Activities

A public register held under and prescribed by Regulation 18(2) and 18(3) of SI No.1056 The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (since 1 May 1994)

name and address of the exempt establishment or undertaking
activity which makes it exempt
place where the activity occurs

The Producer Responsibility Register

A public register maintained under Regulation 26 (as detailed in Schedule 7) of SI No.648 The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 (since 1 September 1997)

Producer registrations:

(for 1997 and 1998) the name and address of the registered office or principal place of business of the registered producer [and]
(for 1999 and subsequent years) a statement for each year as to whether a certificate of compliance has been furnished

Scheme registrations:

(for 1997 and 1998) the name of the scheme, the name and address of the registered office or principal place of business of each operator of the scheme and the members of the scheme [and]
(for 1999 and subsequent years) a statement in relation to each scheme member and each year as to whether the scheme has discharged its recovery and recycling obligations

For all registrations:

a note of any amendment made to any register entry and the date of amendment
an index to allow members of the public to readily trace information on the register

Hazardous Waste Producer Register

This is maintained under the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005

Registration details of premises, other than exempt premises, where hazardous waste is to be produced or removed from:

Name of the person or organisation holding the notification
Address and Postcode of the notified premises
Registration number
Start date of the registrationy
Expiry date of the registration

Agricultural Waste Exemptions Register

A public register held under and prescribed by Regulation 18(2) and 18(3) of SI No.1056 The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (since 1 May 1994).

Agricultural waste exemptions are low risk activities that do not require a waste management licence and are carried out on farms using agricultural waste.

Where the register search indicates Licence no. it is the Registration Number that is shown for all exemptions.

The data available on the public register is:

The name and address of the establishment or undertaking carrying out the activity
The location of the activity
The type of activity taking place

Register of Professional Collectors and Transporters of Waste, and Dealers and Brokers

A public register held under Regulation 19 (as detailed in Schedule 4, para 12) of SI No.1056 The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (since 1 May 1994)

name and address of the establishment or undertaking
address of its principal place of business
address of any place at, or from which, it carries on its business

Industrial Pollution

The Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) Public Register

A register maintained under section 20 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and prescribed by SI No.507 (Applications, Appeals and Registers) Regulations 1991 (since 1 April 1991) and SI No.1996/979 (since 24 April 1996)

all particulars of applications for authorisation, or for variation of the conditions of an existing authorisation
all particulars of any published advertisements in relation to an application
all particulars of Schedule 1 notices requiring further details, issued by the Agency and any information provided in response by the operator
all particulars of any representations made by any person required by statute to be consulted
all particulars of any representations made by any person in response to a published advertisement except those representations requested not to be placed in the register
where representations are omitted from the register at the request of the person who made them, a statement by the Agency that such representations have been made (without identifying any such person)
all particulars of any authorisation granted by the Agency
all particulars of any written notice of the transfer of an authorisation
all particulars of any written notice of the transfer of an authorisation all particulars of the Agency's opinion on action to be taken following the issue of a variation notice
all particulars of any revocation of an authorisation made by the Agency
all particulars of any variation notice, enforcement notice or prohibition notice issued by the Agency
all particulars of any notice issued by the Agency withdrawing an enforcement notice or a prohibition notice
all particulars of any notice of appeal against a decision by the Agency, the documents relating to the appeal, any written notification of the Secretary of State's determination of such an appeal and any accompanying report
details of any conviction of any person for an offence relating to an authorised or non-authorised process, including the name of the offender, the date of conviction, the penalty imposed and the name of the Court
all particulars of any monitoring information obtained by the Agency as a result of its own monitoring, supplied to it as a condition of the authorisation or notice issued seeking further information
where monitoring information is omitted from the register because it is commercially confidential, a statement by the Agency indicating whether or not there has been compliance with any relevant condition of the authorisation
all particulars of any other information provided to the Agency (on or after 1 April 1996) in compliance with a condition of the authorisation, a variation notice, enforcement notice, prohibition notice, or notice seeking further information
reports published by the Agency relating to an assessment of the environmental consequences of a prescribed process operating in the locality of the authorised premises
all particulars of any direction (other than a direction relating to matters of national security given to the Agency by the Secretary of State

The Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Public Register

A register maintained under regulation 29 of the Pollution Prevention Control Regulations 2000 and as specified in Paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of those Regulations

all particulars of any application made to the regulator for a permit or for a variation of the conditions of a permit
all particulars of any notice to the applicant by the regulator under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 and of any information furnished in response to such a notice
all particulars of any advertisement published pursuant to paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 or paragraph 4(8) of Schedule 7 and of any representations made by any person in response to such an advertisement, other than representations which the person who made them requested should not be placed in the register
in a case where any such representations are omitted from the register at the request of the person who made them, a statement by the regulator that representations have been made which have been the subject of such a request (but such statement shall not identify the person who made the representations in question)
all particulars of any representations made by any person required to be given notice under paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 or paragraph 4(5)(c) of Schedule 7
all particulars of any permit granted by the regulator
all particulars of any notification of the regulator given under regulation 16(1)
all particulars of any application made to the regulator for the variation, transfer or surrender of a permit
all particulars of any variation, transfer and surrender of any permit granted by the regulator
all particulars of any revocation of a permit granted by the regulator
all particulars of any enforcement notice or suspension notice issued by the regulator
all particulars of any notice issued by the regulator withdrawing an enforcement notice or a suspension notice
all particulars of any notice of appeal under regulation 27 against a decision by the regulator or a notice served by the regulator and of the documents relating to the appeal mentioned in paragraph 1(2)(a), (d) and (e) of Schedule 8
all particulars of any representations made by any person in response to a notice given under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 8, other than representations which the person who made them requested should not be placed in the register
in a case where any such representations are omitted from the register at the request of the person who made them, a statement by the regulator that representations have been made which have been the subject of such a request (but such statement shall not identify the person who made the representations in question)
all particulars of any written notification of the Secretary of State’s determination of such an appeal and any report accompanying any such written notification
details of any conviction of or formal caution given to any person for any offence under regulation 32(1) which relates to the operation of an installation under a permit granted by the regulator, or without such a permit in circumstances where one is required by regulation 9, including the name of the person , the date of conviction or formal caution, and, in the case of a conviction, the penalty imposed and the name of the Court
all particulars of any monitoring information relating to the operation of an installation under a permit granted by the regulator obtained by the regulator as a result of its own monitoring or furnished to the regulator in writing by virtue of a condition of the permit or under regulation 28(2)
in a case where any such monitoring information is omitted from the register by virtue of regulation 31, a statement by the regulator, based on the monitoring information from time to time obtained by or furnished to them, indicating whether or not there has been compliance with any relevant condition of the permit
all particulars of any other information furnished to the authority in compliance with a condition of the permit, a variation notice, enforcement notice or suspension notice, or regulation 28(2)
where a permit granted by the regulator authorises the carrying out of a specified waste management activity, all particulars of any waste management licence (within the meaning of regulation 19(13)) which ceased to have effect on the granting of the permit in so far as they may be relevant for the purpose of determining under regulation19 whether any pollution risk results from the carrying out of such an activity on the site covered by the permit
all particulars of any report published by a regulator relating to an assessment of the environmental consequences of the operation of an installation in the locality of premises where the installation is operated under a permit granted by the regulator
all particulars of any direction (other than a direction under regulation 30(2)) given to the regulator by the Secretary of State under any provision of the PPC Regulations

The Register of Radioactive Substances Information

Documents and records received and issued under any provision of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993, held by the Agency in the form of a register, under section 39 of the Act and as specified in DoE Circular 21/90 (since 1 January 1991)

In light of concerns that release of certain information could be prejudicial to national security, certain information has been deemed to be sensitive. The risks associated with information related to closed and mobile source registrations have been assessed to be the most significant and this has been removed from the Agency's Public Registers.

applications for registration or authorisation including supporting material, e.g.maps and photographs
certificates of registration or authorisation
notices of variation or cancellation
enforcement and prohibition notices
letters notifying those served with an enforcement notice due to a breach of the conditions of the registration or authorisation, that the conditions are being complied with
notices advising those served with a prohibition notice that the notice is now withdrawn
notices advising the variation or cancellation of a registration following a determination of an appeal
notices advising the variation or revocation of an authorisation following a determination of an appeal records of convictions, specifically the offence, the name of the offender, the date of the conviction, the penalty imposed and the name of the Court
copies of annual reports of the Agency's monitoring programmes of authorised discharges of radioactive wastes in England and Wales
detailed monitoring data held by the Agency (this information is not distributed to local authorities)
monitoring data provided to the Agency by operators of major sites where it is required as a condition of the authorisation
certificates of notification, certificates of agreement (previously known as noting letters or letters of approval) issued to the Ministry of Defence and Visiting Forces
variations or cancellations to certificates of notification or agreement

The Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Public Register of Deliberate Releases and Consents to Market

This public register is held by the Agency on behalf on the Secretary of State for the Environment and under section 122 (Part VI) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and prescribed by SI No.3280 The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Releases) Regulations 1992 (since 1 February 1993)

In relation to a prohibition notice, the name and address of the person on whom the notice is served, the description of the GMOs, the location at which the GMOs are proposed to be released, the purpose for which the GMOs are proposed to be released or marketed, the reason for the notice and the date specified as the date on which the prohibition is to take effect

in relation to an application for a consent, the name and address of the applicant, the general description of the GMOs, the location at which the GMOs are proposed to be released, the general purpose for which the GMOs will be released, the foreseen dates of the release, the methods and plans for monitoring the GMOs and for emergency response, the evaluation of the environmental impact of the genetically modified organisms - in particular any pathogenic and/or ecologically disruptive effects - and, either the conditions or limitations in accordance with which the committee has advised that the consent should be granted, or a summary of the reasons why that committee has advised that the consent should not be granted
in relation to consents, the fact that the consent has been granted with reference to the application, any conditions or limitations to which the consent is subject, any information supplied to the Secretary of State in accordance with the conditions and limitations, the fact that the consent has been revoked or varied and the contents of that notice
in relation to any new information which becomes available with regard to any risks there are of damage to the environment, the effects of any releases for the assessment of any risks there are of damage to the environment
in relation to convictions for any offence, the name and address of the person convicted, the description of any GMOs in relation to which the conviction was obtained, the offence which was committed, the penalty imposed and any order made by the Court for remedial action

The Control of Major Accidents and Hazards

A register maintained under Regulation 21 (4) of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999. SI 1999 No. 743

notifications to the Competent Authority under regulation 6
safety Reports
notifications under regulation 16 (2)
communications under regulation 17 (1)(a)
COMAH improvement notices served under section 21 of HSW74
COMAH prohibition notices served under regulation 18 (3)

Contaminated Land

A public register held under Part IIA of EPA 1990 of remedial activities carried out for the purpose of risk management

remediation statements
remediation declarations
remediation notices
land identified as contaminated land under Part IIA but which is subsequently dealt with under other environmental controls
designation of Special Sites
notification of remediation steps claimed to have been taken
statements on appeals

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