12 Feb 2026
Photo by RDNE Stock project: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-working-on-documents-7821540/ The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (Chartered IIA) has urged the UK Government to address what it sees as a significant governance gap in the water sector, warning that the lack of any regulatory requirement for internal audit in England and Wales is contributing to ongoing operational failures. In a letter to […]
14 Sep 2021
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) launched its flagship week of the Million Mile Clean from 11th May – 23rd May. As part of this event, volunteers took part in a national brand audit, an important citizen science programme to drive corporate behaviour change. As the UK’s biggest coordinated beach clean event, over 50,000 volunteers took part […]
03 Dec 2020
NAO This report evaluates whether government’s approach to managing the risks of flooding and coastal erosion is achieving value for money. Background to the report Flooding and coastal erosion put lives, livelihoods and people’s well-being at risk. The Environment Agency (EA) estimates that 5.2 million homes and businesses in England are at risk of flooding […]
12 Nov 2020
NAO ‘Achieving government’s long-term environmental goals This report examines how government has set itself up to deliver its long-term environmental goals. Background to the report Government wants this to be the first generation to leave the natural environment of England in a better state than it inherited, and to help protect and improve the global […]
26 Jul 2018
The Environmental Audit Committee calls for the Government to establish a new independent oversight body—the Environmental Enforcement and Audit Office (EEAO) — modelled on the National Audit Office (NAO), to ensure that the governance, enforcement, oversight and policy functions currently carried out by the European Commission and European Court of Justice are not lost after […]
11 Nov 2014
Owen Paterson’s views were doing no favors to the Government’s claim to be, ‘the Greenest Government ever’ and his outpourings since have only highlighted the Government’s view on many environmental issues (see Environmental Audit Report below). His replacement, Liz Truss, whilst still firmly in the promoting farming and fishing business camp, is presenting a more […]