Data & Facts - Gaps: The Law, Makers & Breakers

This is a start in terms of learning where the power lies and where laws are being broken by those who have power to help us improve a key element of our quality of life: healthy and safe places to thrive.

Environmental Protection Act

Water Resources Act

Freedom of Information Act (FoI)

Environmental Information Regulations

Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations

Bathing Water Regulations 2013

Lack of Regulatory Powers

The point here is that power to withhold information or limit its uses means that pollution of our waterways continues. Fragmentation of responsibilities between faceless bureaucrats and boardroom members make our push for clear waters an upstream struggle... Those very agencies we rely on or water companies we pay to endanger our lives seem to be getting away with ... well... even murder... If you don't know how bad abuse of the law by those who hold it can get, just read Zane's story...


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Created 4 June 2024 14:36:33 by XRDeeds
Updated 11 September 2024 10:42:26 by XRDeeds