Working with others
Memorandums of Understanding
We have agreed memorandums of understanding with a number or organisations to clearly set out how we will work together.
- MoU with Climate Change Committee
- MoU with Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) and the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales (IEPAW)
- MoU with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
- MoU with the Office of the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO)
Duty to Co-operate
The Environment Act places a duty on public authorities to co-operate with the OEP in connection with the exercise of our functions. We have produced this guide to explain more.
OEP complaints guidance for public authorities
Part of our role involves receiving complaints from members of the public regarding alleged failures of environmental law by public authorities. The OEP can use the information from these complaints to commence investigations and enforce against public authorities when appropriate.
We have prepared a short guide to help explain our complaints process to public authorities.