ADBA have been in discussion with the ADCS Certification Body, Aardvark Certification Limited, and in light of the current situation regarding COVID-19, we have agreed the following: Site inspections will continue to take place, subject to a risk assessment by…
Following members feedback from direct discussions, an online survey, and members meeting that was attended by 55 people, ADBA submitted its response to Defra’s consultation. Defra’s consultations was a regulator review of the Farming Rules for Water (2018). When the…
On 25th January 2021 the Environment Agency provided a short summary to the Challenges and Choices Consultation responses. ADBA’s response to the Challenges and Choices Consultation, which was submitted on 24th September 2020 can be found here. The Challenges and…
The New Year is well and truly underway now and there are a handful of consultations deadlines throughout January. The consultations to acknowledge and provide ADBA with feedback on are outlined below. By feeding into ADBA you have your say…
The Environment Agency recently concluded its 4-yearly review of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) for the period 2021-2024. It advised the Secretary of State that there has been no substantive change in patterns of nitrate pollution in England, concluding the NVZs…
On 15 December 2020 the Environment Agency published its response to the waste quality protocols review for anaerobic digestate. The Environment Agency's guidance page can be found here. All three quality protocols that have been reviewed to date have received the…
On 30 November 2020 The Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Environment Secretary, unveiled his plans for the agricultural transition period at an Oxford Farming Conference. Defra released the document ‘The Path to Sustainable Farming: An Agricultural Transition Plan 2021 to…
The Environment Bill was introduced to parliament on 15 October 2019 and was re-introduced following general election on 30 January 2020. The policy paper on the Environmental Bill was last updated on 21 October 2020. The Bill will help deliver…
On the 3rd June the Environment Agency provided an update to the stakeholders of the Biowaste Regulatory Forum. The meeting was held online and provided a comprehensive update for the sector on permitting; regulation; land applications; and quality protocols. A…
ADBA submitted our response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government’s (MHCLG) Consultation on ‘Planning for the future’ on the 29th October 2020. The MHCLG are consulting on proposals for reform of the planning system in England. The Planning for the…
