Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 61
61
Rejected
Require mandatory training in ecology and carbon literacy within planning qualifications and accreditation
Recommendation
Planning qualifications and accreditation should include mandatory training in ecology and carbon literacy, to ensure that planning professionals have adequate knowledge of nature and climate issues to address these challenges in the built environment. We recommend that the Government, via Skills England, works with a relevant body, such as the Royal Town Planning Institute to: a. Develop mandatory training in ecology and the decarbonisation of buildings for those working towards Chartered Town Planner status. b. Review current planning qualifications to ensure they adequately test knowledge of ecology and carbon literacy. (Recommendation, Paragraph 204)
Government Response Summary
The government has no plans to develop mandatory training in ecology and the decarbonisation of buildings, or review current planning qualifications. They state local planning authorities decide on resource allocation for training.
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government
Rejected
111. The Government has no plans to develop mandatory training in ecology and the decarbonisation of buildings, or review current planning qualifications to ensure they adequately test knowledge of ecology and carbon literacy. As independent bodies, local planning authorities have to make decisions about where to prioritize their resources and training when carrying out their planning functions. 112. Nonetheless, the established Planning Capacity and Capability programme is developing a wider programme of support, working with partners across the planning sector, to ensure that local planning authorities have the skills and capacity they need to support the environment.