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Recommendation Benefits/Risks Action to By when Lead dept/ Others Measuring<br />

be taken organisation involved progress<br />

Chapter 8 – Funding<br />

and Delivery<br />

Recommendation 25:<br />

HMT, DEFRA and other<br />

government<br />

departments should<br />

consider how landfill<br />

tax revenue might best<br />

be redirected to<br />

incentivise investment<br />

in reduction, re-use and<br />

recycling.<br />

To increase incentives for<br />

investment in alternative<br />

waste management<br />

options.<br />

Assessment of<br />

options.<br />

In advance<br />

of landfill<br />

tax increase.<br />

HMT, DEFRA<br />

& other<br />

government<br />

departments<br />

Industry, LAs<br />

Landfill tax revenues<br />

are recycled to<br />

incentivise and fund<br />

the change to<br />

alternative waste<br />

management<br />

options.<br />

(w)<br />

Recommendation 26:<br />

DEFRA’s waste policy/<br />

management function<br />

should be<br />

strengthened. DEFRA<br />

should carry out a<br />

review to assess the<br />

scale of the resource<br />

required.<br />

(w)<br />

Benefits: waste is an<br />

area subject to more<br />

legislation and additional<br />

funding.<br />

A strengthened policy<br />

centre helps delivery.<br />

Risks: none.<br />

To include a policy<br />

cell, delivery unit<br />

and team of<br />

technical and legal<br />

support.<br />

Strengthen<br />

following areas:<br />

Negotiation with<br />

EU/legal advice.<br />

Liaison with key<br />

stakeholders and<br />

dissemination of<br />

policy.<br />

Start now.<br />

DEFRA<br />

Steering Group<br />

Effectiveness of<br />

negotiation.<br />

Clarity of policy<br />

amongst<br />

stakeholders.<br />

Peer review of<br />

satisfaction with<br />

DEFRA amongst key<br />

stakeholders.<br />

Peer review of<br />

funding<br />

management by<br />

Steering Group and<br />

HMT.<br />

SUMMARY OF KEY RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION PLAN<br />

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