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Recommendation 6
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The purpose of reviewing the current NPS was to update it to bring it in...
Recommendation
The purpose of reviewing the current NPS was to update it to bring it in line with the Government’s Energy White Paper. However, since then, the Government has published a number of key policy documents which are relevant for the effective delivery of nationally significant infrastructure to deliver net zero. We recommend that before the final version of the revised NPS for Energy is laid before Parliament it is further updated to bring it in line with current policy, especially, for example, on 22 Revised (Draft) National Policy Statement for Energy the Government’s plans for hydrogen and Carbon Capture and Storage. It would be a missed opportunity if the revised (draft) NPS was not fully up to date and in line with current Government policy on energy.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
It is for the relevant Secretary of State concerned to consider whether and when to take forward any review under section 6 of the Planning Act 2008. circumstances which the Secretary of State considers make the review appropriate, but may include things such as significant changes to social, environmental and/or economic data, and wider policy relevant to an energy NPS. National Policy Statements, but in accordance with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) non-statutory guidance published in 2021,13 DESNZ will make a public announcement on whether a review is required at least every 5 years.