The great ripple
Issued: March 2017
What will Brexit mean for the environment?
On 1 February 2017, MPs voted to allow Theresa May to invoke Article 50 and begin Brexit negotiations. Most of our environmental law is based on EU law, so there …
Month: March 2017
All change ahead
A victory for common sense with flood mapping in Wales
The Welsh Development Advice Map is to come alive. In April 2017 it is due to be aligned with the Natural Resources Wales flood map. Regular updates in future will …
Scottish flood risk management
Issued: April 2016
Flooding in Scotland has the potential to affect one in 13 businesses and one in 22 homes. The central belt, traditionally Scotland’s industrial and residential heart, is at the greatest risk.
New plans to manage risk
The …
Services for the public sector. Fast and simple.
Issued: June 2016
The National Procurement Service (NPS) Framework for Wales enables the public sector to procure environmental and flood risk services rapidly and efficiently.
What is the NPS Framework achieving?
Wales has unique flood risk and planning policy challenges. …
Leading by example – the SuDS manual in Wales
Issued: June 2016
Six months on from its release, it is still early days for the latest CIRIA SuDS manual and associated non-statutory guidance. Wales is leading the way in their holistic approach to its use.