Environmental Standard Scotland (ESS) are consulting on their draft Strategy for 2026-2031.
The Strategy sets out how ESS will work to scrutinise, investigate and secure improvements in public authorities’ compliance with environmental law, the effectiveness of environmental law, and the way it is being implemented and applied in Scotland.
ESS is an independent public body, established by the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021. ESS monitors compliance with, and the effectiveness of, environmental law in Scotland.
Their role is to hold local authorities to account to improve the quality of the environment in Scotland and help achieve the highest environmental standards.
Read the consultation paper and the draft Strategy 2026-31. The consultation paper contains full background information for this consultation. You may find it useful to read or refer to while responding.
The consultation is open until the 29th August 2025 and you are invited to share your views using the online survey here Environmental Standards Scotland Strategy 2026-2031 – Scottish Government consultations – Citizen Space
