What a draft bill reveals about the green watchdog's remit

摘要

Details of the new environmental watchdog that will replace the oversight of the European Commission after Brexit were set out in a draft bill published by the government in December. Key clauses of the flagship draft Environment Bill were laid before parliament, giving a name to the post-Brexit environmental watchdog - the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) - and revealing details of its remit. Here is what we know so far.