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ALB, Arm’s Length Bodies, Public Bodies, Quangos, Public Servants, Civil Servants

Environment Agency (EA)

Environment Agency is a Executive NDPB sponsored by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Environment Agency is an Executive NDPB responsible to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Its principal aims are to protect and improve the environment and to promote sustainable development. It plays a central role in delivering the environmental priorities of Central Government including Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Water Quality and Waste Management.

Regional Remit

EA operates in England. Their headquarters are located in South West England.


Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025

2023/24 Chair's Name

Alan Lovell

Established

1996

Ombudsman

Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman / Local Government Ombudsman

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Finances

This figure provides an overview of Environment Agency’s income and expenditure during the 2023/24 financial year.

Some ALBs, such as those with Trading Fund status, do not classify their spending data by RDEL, CDEL, and AME and will report £0 for these values.
For more information regarding RDEL, CDEL and AME, please see our analysis of ALB Spending.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24


Staffing

The figure below shows the types of staff employed by Environment Agency on 31 March 2024.


Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Arms Length Bodies

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