Delivery
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales. It is their job to make sure that air, land and water are looked after by everyone in today's society, so that tomorrow's generations inherit a cleaner, healthier world. Their long-term goal is for a rich, healthy and diverse environment for present and future generations. The Environment Agency wants people to have peace of mind, knowing that they live in a clean and safe environment, rich in wildlife and natural diversity - one they can enjoy to the full, but feel motivated to care for.
Forestry Commission
Our forests and woods can contribute so much to our nation. The Forestry Commission delivers practical programmes to make sure that, as communities and individuals, we can get the most from them.
The Forestry Commission is constantly looking for ways to share knowledge, plan activities and develop new initiatives to provide benefits for the economy and for our health and wellbeing.
Forestry Commission works with a whole range of partners from private sector landowners to sports clubs, local communities to national businesses, on a whole host of recreation, regeneration and educational schemes.
Responsibilities span research, commercial timber production, sustainability programmes and policy, as well as learning and leisure.
The goal is always to ensure that, at a practical level, Britain can use its forests to contribute positively to as many of the nation's needs as we can while sustaining this great resource for the future.
Local Government Association (LGA)
In 1997, local government came together and created the Local Government Association to be its voice in the national arena. Based in Westminster, close to the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall, the LGA is a voluntary lobbying organisation, acting as the voice of the local government sector, and an authoritative and effective advocate on its behalf. In fulfilling this role we target our efforts on the issues that matter most to councils, working with and on behalf of our membership to deliver our shared vision of an independent and confident local government sector, where local priorities drive public service improvement in every city, town and village and every councillor acts as a champion for their ward and for the people they represent.
Met Office
We are one of the world's leading providers of environmental and weather-related services. Our solutions and services meet the needs of many communities of interest... from the general public, government and schools, through broadcasters and online media, to civil aviation and almost every other industry sector - in the UK and around the world.
Natural England
Natural England is an independent public body whose purpose is to protect and improve England’s natural environment and encourage people to enjoy and get involved in their surroundings. Natural England's broad remit means that their reach extends across the country. They work with people such as farmers, town and country planners, researchers and scientists, and the general public on a range of schemes and initiatives. Put simply, their aim is to create a better natural environment that covers all of our urban, country and coastal landscapes, along with all of the animals, plants and other organisms that live with us.
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
The aim of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency is to protect, conserve and promote the natural environment and built heritage for the benefit of present and future generations.
Our vision is that we will have a healthy and well protected environment and heritage in Northern Ireland which contributes to the social and economic wellbeing of the whole community.
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is Scotland’s environmental regulator. Their main role is to protect and improve the environment. They do this by being an excellent environmental regulator, helping business and industry to understand their environmental responsibilities, enabling customers to comply with legislation and good practice and to realise the many economic benefits of good environmental practice.
SEPA protects communities by regulating activities that can cause harmful pollution and by monitoring the quality of Scotland's air, land and water. The regulations they implement also cover the keeping and use, and the accumulation and disposal, of radioactive substances. They are also responsible for delivering Scotland's flood warning system, helping to implement Scotland's National Waste Strategy and controlling, with the Health and Safety Executive, the risk of major accidents at industrial sites. SEPA protects the environment and human health through the work of its 1,300 employees who cover a range of specialist areas including chemistry, ecology, environmental regulation, hydrology, engineering, quality control, planning, communications, business support and management functions. Its 22 offices enable them to work across the whole of Scotland from the Highlands and Islands to the Borders and their corporate office is in Stirling.
Technology Strategy Board
The Technology Strategy Board promotes innovation in many ways. Much of their work is in spreading knowledge, understanding policy, spotting opportunities and bringing people together to solve problems or make new advances. They also invest in and manage a range of delivery mechanisms and programmes to drive technology-enabled innovation.
To guide their work the Technology Strategy Board have identified technology areas and application areas where efforts are focused, with Innovation Platforms targeting specific areas of challenge. The Technology Strategy Board's role is to stimulate technology-enabled innovation in the areas which offer the greatest scope for boosting UK growth and productivity. They promote, support and invest in technology research, development and commercialisation. They spread knowledge, bringing people together to solve problems or make new advances.
The Technology Strategy Board advises Government on how to remove barriers to innovation and accelerate the exploitation of new technologies. They also work in areas where there is a clear potential business benefit, helping today's emerging technologies become the growth sectors of tomorrow.