The Corry check was set up by the Defra State Secretary Steve Reed in October last year to examine whether the inherited regulatory landscape is suitable for purposes, and to create recommendations to ensure that the regulation in the entire department is driving on economic growth and at the same time protects the environment.
Today, the results of the checks and 29 recommendations for reforms and improvements in the way are published on how regulation is designed and implemented. We welcome the report as an important step towards a new approach to regulation, which provides growth and natural restore on the scale.
Natural England has led new approaches to enable growth and protection of nature such as licensing the district, the Thames Basin Heath approach and the nutrient reduction scheme.
Many of the recommendations reflect what we said in the review, reflect our practical experience and strongly agree with our new strategy and our suggestions for investments through the current expenditure check.
We have built up a great relationship with Dan Corry and the review team and are ready for the next steps
We supported the review team with information on examples that others are raised and made a common site visit to the Area -Team to Thames Basin Heath to demonstrate the very successful regulatory approach in order to alleviate the recovery of the recreational disorders of the SPA from New Housing and our case for the recovery of nature as a significant part of sustainable growth.
Many of our messages are taken up in the report and supported by the recommendations
We said:
- The need for nature regulation was probably never stronger; It will influence people and the economy if we do not stop the decline in nature. We have to tackle gaps in the regulation to minimize the costs and to improve the consistency between the regulatory standards.
- The regulation must drive positive actions that do not simply stop negative. We need today's regulation to be a driver for environmental changes, since the natural needs of the future will not be the same with those of the past.
- The regulation must be effective to the extent of the natural ecosystems – both achieve the right results and to work efficiently. We should use our resources to combat basic causes, not several small cases.
- Regulatory standards form the basis for private financial investments that could complement or replace some state -financed incentive mechanisms. Regulatory framework can promote environmentally friendly financial markets and private investments
What next?
- Action planning – Natural England will work closely with DEFRA and NO10 to plan the next steps for submitting the recommendations.