Waste Disposal: Regulation
Commons · Question 108962 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Aphra Brandreth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reprocessors and exporters are awaiting accreditation approval from the Environment Agency as of January 2026.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 2 Feb 2026
As of 28 January 2026, the Environment Agency has received 294 Accreditation applications, of these 237 have been assessed and determined. Of the remainder, 28 applications are still under assessment and 29 were incomplete and have not progressed to the a...