On 15 November 2021 the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) launched a consultation on amending options for the assessment of technical competence under the Northern Ireland Waste Management Licensing and Permitting Regime. This will be relevant to any organisation requiring a waste management licence or permit. The Department welcome your feedback on the suggested amendments.

The purpose of this consultation is to consult upon proposed amendments to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 in order to update the options available to those who need to comply with the technical competence element of the Fit and Proper Person test.

The consultation will run for 9 weeks until 10 January 2022. You can access further information, including how to access the consultation:

DAERA: Consultation on the assessment of technical competence under the NI Waste Management Licensing and Permitting Regime