Alleged failure by DAERA to publish and lay an Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) for Northern Ireland

Summary

An investigation into whether the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) failed to comply with environmental law in not publishing and laying before the Northern Ireland Assembly its first EIP (as required by the Environment Act 2021).


Following the laying of the EIP before the NI Assembly on Friday 27 September, and subsequent publication, we concluded our investigation which is summarised in our Investigation Report.