Department of the Environment

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The Department of the Environment was a UK government department responsible for environmental protection, planning, and local government affairs before its functions were absorbed into successor bodies such as the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR).

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instanceOf former United Kingdom government department
collaboratedWith Department of Transport NERFINISHED
HM Treasury NERFINISHED
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolvedInto Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork environmental policy
housing and construction
local government administration
spatial planning
urban policy
hadAgency Building Research Establishment NERFINISHED
hadAgency Countryside Commission (sponsorship) NERFINISHED
English Nature (sponsorship, later period) NERFINISHED
Nature Conservancy Council (sponsorship) NERFINISHED
Property Services Agency NERFINISHED
Urban Development Corporations (oversight) NERFINISHED
hasMinisterialPost Minister for Housing
Minister for Local Government
Minister for Planning NERFINISHED
Secretary of State for the Environment NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation London NERFINISHED
issued circulars to local authorities
planning policy guidance notes in England
jurisdiction England
United Kingdom (for some environmental matters) NERFINISHED
ledBy Secretary of State for the Environment NERFINISHED
oversaw council housing policy in England
local authorities in England
local government finance in England
planning system in England
parentOrganization Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf UK central government NERFINISHED
replacedBy Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions NERFINISHED
responsibleFor building regulations in the United Kingdom
environmental protection policy in the United Kingdom
environmental regulation of industry (policy level)
housing policy in the United Kingdom
land use planning policy in the United Kingdom
local government affairs in the United Kingdom
urban regeneration policy in the United Kingdom
shortName DoE NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
successor Department for Communities and Local Government NERFINISHED
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs NERFINISHED
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions NERFINISHED
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions NERFINISHED
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister NERFINISHED
workLocation Marsham Street, London NERFINISHED

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DETR predecessor Department of the Environment
Local Government Act 2001 governingBody Department of the Environment
this entity surface form: Department of the Environment and Local Government