Decision details

Southwark's Enhanced Biodiversity Duty Report

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Note and support the requirement to meet the enhanced Biodiversity Duty reporting requirements introduced by the Environment Act 2021

Decisions:

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That the requirement to meet the enhanced Biodiversity Duty reporting requirements introduced by the Environment Act 2021 be noted and supported.

 

2.  That the report and Appendix 1 of the report be approved as our first statutory Biodiversity Duty report for submission to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Report author: Aled Richards

Publication date: 03/02/2026

Date of decision: 02/02/2026

Decided at meeting: 02/02/2026 - Cabinet

Effective from: 11/02/2026

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