Waste management licence meaning

In this issue: Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Food safety and hygiene offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Corporate Crime in Scotland International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls UK sanctions regime review lacks detail on beefing up meagre enforcement Proposals from the UK government to merge sanctions lists and accelerate action on civil-law infringements are likely to be welcomed as objectives, yet the refreshed approach sidesteps the problem of uneven enforcement. The newest review of the sanctions framework gives little clarity on how to make improvements: ministers talk about boosting the deterrent effect of enforcement, but there is no clear reference to additional resources for investigators. See News Analysis: UK sanctions regime review...

In this issue: Criminal procedure and evidence Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Consumer protection and cartels Cybercrime and data protection offences Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Corporate Crime in Scotland Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Criminal procedure and evidence Crown Court (Amendment No 2) Rules 2024 SI 2024/1131: Updates to the Crown Court Rules 1982 (SI 1982/1109) have been introduced to mirror changes to Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) and to Schedule 1 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA 2001) made by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023). The amended Rules come into force on 2 December 2024. See: LNB News 12/11/2024 11. UKSC and...

In this issue: Criminal liability Criminal procedure and evidence Proceeds of crime Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Cybercrime and data protection offences Environmental offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Insolvency offences and Companies Act offences Local authority prosecutions International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Criminal liability Corporate criminal liability expansion-the Crime and Policing Act 2026 The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (CPA 2026) has now secured Royal Assent, heralding a substantial reset of corporate criminal liability in the UK. By broadening attribution through a widened ‘senior manager’ test, it steps away from the restrictive bounds of the traditional identification principle. From 29 June 2026, corporate criminal exposure will depend not on fixing misconduct to the board or the most senior executives, but on the real-world allocation and...

This Practice Note centres on the planning regime for new nuclear build facilities. It outlines the policy foundations for consenting new nuclear plants, the routes for appeal and judicial review, and the effects of the UK’s departure from the EU on nuclear planning. For general information on nuclear licensing and regulation, see: Nuclear licensing and regulation—overview. Further consents, including licensing from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), are covered in Practice Note: Operating under a nuclear site licence. Planning policy Energy National Policy Statements The government’s policy on major infrastructure is expressed through National Policy Statements (NPSs), which are statutory documents made under the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008). NPSs guide the Secretary of State when determining development consent applications for energy infrastructure of national significance. Between late 2009 and early 2010, the government issued six draft NPSs for consultation. These included: an Overarching National Policy Statement for energy NPS (EN-1) (updated in 2025 and in force from 6 January 2026), and ...

Environmental permits and insolvency Certain business activities that affect the environment will typically require an environmental permit from the Environment Agency (EA) or the local authority. The environmental permitting framework has replaced and rationalised the need to secure a range of consents under previous systems, including waste management licensing, discharge consents, and pollution prevention and control permits. For instance, any business handling controlled waste (that is, household, commercial or industrial waste) must hold an environmental permit, formerly known as a waste management licence. The environmental permitting regime took effect on 6 April 2008, and waste management licences in existence before 5 April 2008 automatically converted to environmental permits from that date. Undertaking specified operations without the requisite permit, or running a permitted activity in breach of its conditions, constitutes a criminal offence. Where an insolvency practitioner is appointed over a business that holds an environmental permit and continues to trade, they should ensure the operation can lawfully continue and that all permit conditions are observed. They must ensure activities...

Types of environmental liabilities Environmental liabilities arise in relation to land, buildings and fixtures. Under caveat emptor/buyer beware, such liabilities and any capital expenditure needs will generally pass to the buyer as the new owner. Whether the seller remains on the hook depends on the applicable regime and whether the deal is an asset or share sale. For instance, in an asset sale, non-compliance with an environmental permit, or causing or knowingly permitting pollution, can still attach to the seller company or individuals after completion. The principal types are outlined below. Land Contamination, asbestos in soil, water pollution, environmental damage, landfills, fly-tipped waste, flooding, ground subsidence, sinkholes, coal mining, unexploded ordnance, radon, Japanese knotweed, wildlife and habitat protection, riparian ownership, shale gas, energy projects, planning conditions, high speed 2, cross rail, compulsory purchase Buildings Asbestos in buildings, air conditioning inspections, energy management and reporting, energy performance certificates, minimum energy efficiency standards, display energy certificates, energy savings opportunity scheme, F-gases...