Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 34
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Not Addressed
Paragraph: 155
In all future progress reports on the 25 Year Environment Plan, information provided should relate...
Recommendation
In all future progress reports on the 25 Year Environment Plan, information provided should relate to the Plan’s ten goals. Priority actions must be assessed year on year, as must local delivery of the plan through arm’s length bodies. From 2022 onwards the Government should set out indicators for how the Environmental Land Management Scheme and Local Nature Recovery Strategies will be assessed to measure how these policies are delivering the aims of the Plan.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government response describes the existing Outcome Indicator Framework but does not address how future progress reports will relate to the ten goals, how priority actions will be assessed, or how ELM/LNRS will be assessed from 2022 onwards.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
Environment Bill once it comes into force and legally binding targets are established. In the interim, we will continue to monitor progress in achieving 25 Year Environment towards, which would include policies and programmes such as Local Nature Recovery Strategies and Environmental Land Management schemes. Longer-term statutory reporting will be guided by the requirements for Environmental Improvement Plans through the Bill. The Outcome Indicator Framework incorporates the breadth of best available technical expertise across the Defra group and beyond. The department plans to report on over 40 indicators in the 2021 update. The development of indicators requires innovative and entirely new scientific research and development in complex areas. The department is aiming to finalise all 66 indicators by 2024, however, adequate lead-in times are required to ensure sufficient high-quality data are available for transparent and robust analysis.
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