THE Scottish Government has been accused of an “unlawful failure” to consider the establishment of an environmental court.
The government was obliged to consult on the effectiveness of governance arrangements relating to the environment to ensure continuity in the wake of
The ERCS has also pointed to a lack of a parliamentary commissioner or connected court process to fine the government or other parties.that it did “not see any strong argument for a change in the balance of parliamentary, administrative and judicial roles in decision making on environmental matters, or for the creation of a specialist court”.
A spokesperson for the ERCS told The National: “Although the Scottish Government claims to be committed to addressing the climate and biodiversity crisis, its review of environmental governance provides no analysis of the entrenched environmental governance problems that plague Scotland - from a lack of legal enforcement against polluters to the limited implementation of environmental laws - and offers little in the way of constructive solutions.
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