The People's Chamber
ISSUE 80
JUN 19-25, 2026
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Environment Agency

Part of:Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The Environment Agency works to create better places for people and wildlife, and supports sustainable development. The Environment Agency is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , supported by 1 public body .

The Environment Agency works to create better places for people and wildlife, and supports sustainable development. The Environment Agency is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , supported by 1 public body .

Senior Staff

Philip Duffy
Chief Executive
John Leyland
Executive Director of Environment and Business
Sarah Chare
Executive Director for Local Operations
Caroline Douglass
Executive Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management
Tamara Bruck
Executive Director for Strategy, Transformation and Assurance

Latest Publications

£50 million investment to help protect Somerset’s farms and homes from flooding
Press release
Man arrested in connection with illegal waste dumping
Press release
Better flood protection target exceeded
Press release
Major clean-up begins at notorious Kidlington waste site
Press release
Inspections target smashed with 10,000 health checks on water network
Press release
£1.4bn flood investment unleashed to protect homes and businesses
Press release