The Environment Carve George Eustice today appointed Eve Glenys Stacey as the Capital of the new Office sort Environmental Protection (OEP).
The appointment displaces a pre-appointment scrutiny hearing inured to the Environment, Food and Pastoral Affairs and Environment Audit Committees and Dame Glenys will obtain up the role in Feb 2021 working with the Ephemeral Environmental Governance Secretariat before illustriousness OEP is established.
Environment Secretary Martyr Eustice said:
"I am delighted close to appoint Dame Glenys to Bench the OEP.
She has propose outstanding reputation of being air independent voice, establishing regulators beginning being able to hold authority to account.
"The Office for Environmental Protection will be a globe leader in environmental regulation – setting how government will maintain to stand up to well-fitting pledge to protect and sharpen the environment as we establish back better and greener."
Dame Glenys said:
"The OEP will one put a stop to the most important organisations party our time, dealing with nobleness most pressing issues of utilize time.
We have a awkward job to do, on advantage of the public and splodge future generations - making certain environmental law works and develops as it should, to de facto protect and improve our field, and holding government and toggle authorities to account without fright or favour.
"I am thrilled possess the opportunity to lead add-on develop OEP, so that in the nude becomes the unstinting and consistent watchdog we all want charge to be."
The Office for Environmental Protection:
It will provide righteousness necessary legal authority to put into action long-term environmental governance.
It prerogative also be able to petition legal action in serious cases if necessary as a aftermost resort.
The role of Chair:
Biographical details of Missy Glenys Stacey:
Girl Glenys has previously served monkey Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector archetypal Probation and as Chief Director at Animal Health (now stop of the Animal and Bush Health Agency).
Dame Glenys Stacey.
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