Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on the new Local Authority Fees and Charges Scheme 2006-2007
Mr Bradshaw
Charges to cover the costs of local enforcing authorities in regulating processes which are subject to Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Local Air Pollution Control (LAPC)) were introduced in April 1991. Interim charges for installations which are subject to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (Local Air Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC) and Local Authority – Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-IPPC)) were introduced in August 2000.
With the approval of the Treasury to the extent required, and following consultation with local authority associations and industry, I have made revised schemes in respect of the Environmental Protection Act and in respect of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act. The schemes specify the scale of fees and charges to take effect from 1 April 2006.
There will be a 2.5% increase to all LAPC, LAPPC and LA-IPPC fees and charges for 2006-2007. For the first time a risk based charging system will be introduced this year in line with the existing risk based methodology which was first published in 2003 for LAPC and LAPPC and in 2005 for LA-IPPC. The basis of these increases and the risk based scheme is set out in the Regulatory Impact Assessment.
Some minor amendments to the schemes have also been made in the light of consultation with local authorities and industry.
Copies of the schemes have been placed in the Libraries.
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