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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Air Quality Strategy: Registered...

Catalogue reference: MAF 781

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MAF 781

This series contains records comprising of the Minister requesting clearance for the Air Quality Strategy Review and agreement for further development of the UK line on the next round of EU vehicle emission standards for cars and vans.

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Reference

MAF 781

Title
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Air Quality Strategy: Registered Files (NLAQP Prefix)
Date

2003-2006

Description

This series contains records comprising of the Minister requesting clearance for the Air Quality Strategy Review and agreement for further development of the UK line on the next round of EU vehicle emission standards for cars and vans.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

NLAQP

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environmental Quality Division, 1999-2009
Physical description

2 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2022 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

Local air quality is legislated for under Part 4 of the Environment Act 1995 which introduces Local Air Quality Management (LAQM), guided by The Air Quality Strategy for England, Wales and Northern Ireland published by DEFRA in 2000. LAQM is a statutory obligation for all Local Authorities. It involves a rolling programme of air quality assessment, impacting on decisions made by all internal and external bodies responsible for transport planning, highways, growth agendas, development plans and environmental protection. The Air Quality Strategy provides Local Authorities with air quality objectives and a year by which the objectives should be achieved. With the use of prediction tools and air quality modelling, it is possible to estimate future concentrations of a pollutant at various receptors. If exceedances of any one of the objectives is identified at a receptor point, an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) is declared.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15527206/

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Air Quality Strategy: Registered Files (NLAQP Prefix)