Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests

The EIR gives you the right to ask us for information we hold that is about the environment  

This information is in 6 main areas (summarised): 

• The state of the elements of the environment such as: 
  • Air  
  • Atmosphere 
  • Water 
  • Soil 
  • Land 
  • Landscape  
  • Natural sites 
• Factors such as: 
  • Substances 
  • Noise 
  • Energy 
  • Radiation 
  • Waste including emissions 
  • Discharges 
  • Releases into the environment  
• Measures and activities such as: 
  • Policies 
  • Plans 
  • Legislation 
  • Environmental agreements, affecting or protecting the environment 
• Reports on how we implement environmental legislation 
• Cost-benefit and economic analysis and assumptions used in decisions on the environment 
• The state of human health and safety, including: 
  • The food chain 
  • Conditions of human life 
  • Cultural sites 
  • Built structures