Publication scheme

The publication scheme describes the types of information we publish and explains how to access it.


The publication scheme was established in accordance with:

You can find most of the information available through the scheme on this website and on Find Defra environmental data. Alternatively, it may be provided upon request.

Who we are and what we do

This includes:

What we spend and how we spend it

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What our priorities are and how we are doing

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How we make our decisions

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Our policies and procedures

This includes:

Lists and registers

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Services we offer

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Access our published environmental information

Requesting information

If you can’t find what you need through this scheme, you can make a request to us under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR).

Using our information

Information is available free-of-charge. If the information is not online you can contact us:

General enquiries

National Customer Contact Centre
PO Box 544
Rotherham
S60 1BY

Email [email protected].

Telephone 03708 506 506

Telephone from outside the UK (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm GMT) +44 (0) 114 282 5312

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm