Environment complaint system now online | Newry Times
A new online system to register a complaint about public authorities failing to implement environmental law has gone live, Environment Minister Gordon Lyons MLA has announced.
A new body, the Interim Environmental Governance Secretariat (IEGS), has been established on a temporary basis now that the European Commission no longer has an environmental oversight role.
Its key role in Northern Ireland will be the management of complaints.
It will operate until later in the year when the proposed Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is expected to be established.
“Our environment is valuable in its own right but it also sustains economic growth and facilitates social wellbeing, so its protection and enhancement are top priorities for me,” said Minister Lyons.
“As we await the introduction of the OEP, this new system means everyone can be reassured that environmental oversight will not simply be ignored
“This new IEGS case management system allows members of the public to register any complaints they have about how public authorities here might be failing to properly implement our environmental laws,” he added.
IEGS has been established by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
IEGS will manage complaints for England and Northern Ireland for the interim period.
Complaints can be submitted here.
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