Defra ‘Sir James Bevan has been appointed chief executive of the Environment Agency following a competitive recruitment process. Sir James Bevan has been appointed chief executive of the Environment Agency Sir James has had a long career in government and will leave his current role as the UK’s High Commissioner to India to take up […]
Seals, sea lions and walruses – a group of animals called pinnipeds – have been heavily exploited throughout much of human history. Many of these species have at some point even been threatened with extinction. But, in the UK, their decline has largely been reversed. Since the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 prohibited the killing or injuring of grey […]
In his final speech on water, Sir James Bevan reflects on the debate around water quality over his seven years as Chief Executive. Achieving clean and plentiful water is “easy to say but hard to do”, Sir James Bevan said in a speech, entitled ‘Reflections on water: the good, the bad and the future’. He reiterated […]
Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan has called an article in The Times, headlined Beach sewage inspections to be scaled back, “factually inaccurate and misleading”. He was responding to a request for information from the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee, on the article’s claims that the Environment Agency has taken a decision […]
Sir James Bevan, Environment Agency Chief Executive, outlined his vision for natural flood management as the Environment Agency published a new report on the £15 million NFM programme. Following a report published by the Environment Agency, he outlined his vision for natural flood management to be seen shoulder to shoulder with its programme of crucial bricks […]
The Environment Agency’s ‘Regulating for people, the environment and growth, 2021’ report has been published and highlights the organisation’s approach to regulation and the work it is doing to ensure regulation meets their ambition to create better places. In the Foreword by the Chief Executive of the Agency, the stark message was that in 2021, […]
The Guardian has reported that the government’s efforts to protect UK rivers have been labelled an “abject failure” after two-thirds of farms in Devon were found to be causing pollution when inspected by the Environment Agency. Between 2016 and 2020, the agency visited more than 100 cattle farms in north Devon to check levels of compliance with […]
Sir James Bevan, CEO at the Environment Agency, has told the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee that “population growth, climate change and public awareness have led us to where we are” with regard to ongoing problems with storm overflow sewage discharges. The Environment Agency Chief was appearing alongside Alan Lovell, Chair, Environment Agency […]