Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minutes of Evidence


Annex 2

EXISTING AGREEMENTS AND PROTOCOLS

  EN/EA: Joint Ventures Programme (JVP) 2002-2005[3]

  EN/EA: Protocol for Flood Management and Conservation[4]

  EN/EA: Service Level Agreement Information Exchange[5]

  EA/EN: European Water Framework Directive, English Nature and the Environment Agency. Protocol for co-operation under the Joint Ventures Programme[6]

  EA/EN/CCW: Water Framework Directive Protected Areas: Natura 2000 sites. Agreement on joint working between EA, EN and CCW[7]

  EN/FC: A Joint Statement of Intent between English Nature and the Forestry Commission (England)[8]

  EN/FC/CA/Sport England/The Association of National Park Authorities: Health Concordat 2005[9]

  EN/CA: Nature Conservation and Access Land: An agreement between English Nature and the Countryside Agency[10]

  EN/EA/CA/EH: Strategic Environmental Assessment: Consultation Bodies' Services and Standards for Responsible Authorities[11]

  EA/EN/CCW: new SSSI procedures for immediate implementation[12]

  EN/EA: Memorandum of Understanding on River SSSIs

  EA/CA/Sport England: Memorandum between the Countryside Agency, Sport England and the Environment Agency

















3   Dated 7 March 2002, this Joint Ventures Programme sits underneath the 23 June 1997 "Concordat between English Nature and the Environment Agency". Whilst the Concordat itself is superseded by this MoU, the JVP framework, setting priorities for biodiversity-focussed EA/EN collaboration at all levels, will continue. In rolling forward the current JVP into 2005-06, the priorities for the remainder of the Integrated Agency confederation period will be re-visited. Back

4   Dated March 2003 and due for review in March 2006. Back

5   Dated 1 December 2004 and due for review in December 2007. Back

6   Dated August 2002, and likely to be revisited as part of JVP review. Back

7   In preparation and ready for sign off. Back

8   Dated 20 November 2003 and includes Joint Action Plan 2003-04 (with update of latter planned). Back

9   EA has also indicated a wish to pledge up. Back

10   Dated 10 July 2000. Back

11   Version of 26 August 2004 signed by all CEOs. Describes the services and standards which "Responsible Authorities" can expect from the English "Consultation Bodies" over SEA Directive Consultations. Back

12   Dated 1 July 2002. Back


 
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