Litter and flytipping strategy: strategic environment assessment - post adoption statement

4 Purpose of this Post Adoption Statement

Section 18 of the 2005 Act requires that when a plan or programme is adopted (in this case, the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy), the consultation bodies and the public are informed, and the following specific information is made available:

• the plan as adopted.
• a statement summarising:

i. how environmental considerations have been integrated into the design of the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy (Section 18(3)a of the 2005 Act).

ii. how the Environmental Report has been taken into account (Section 18(3)b).

iii. how consultees opinions have been taken into account (Section 18(3)c and d).

iv. the reasons for choosing actions in the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy, as adopted (Section 18(3)e); and

v. the measures to be used to monitor the significant environmental effects of the implementation of the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy (Section 18(3)f).

The purpose of this Post Adoption Statement is to provide the specific information outlined under each of the points listed (i) to (v) above and which is presented in the following sections of this statement.