# Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026, Section 23: Improvement reports: content

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) An improvement report must—
(a) set out the details of the alleged failure to—
(i) comply with environmental law,
(ii) implement or apply environmental law effectively, or
(iii) make effective environmental law;
(b) explain the OEGW’s reasons for considering that there has been such a failure;
(c) set out the impact or possible impact of the failure;
(d) recommend actions for the Welsh Ministers to take in response to the failure;
(e) propose timescales for taking those actions.
(2) The actions recommended for the Welsh Ministers under subsection (1)(d) may not include—
(a) revoking or varying an administrative decision taken by a public authority in relation to a particular person or case, or
(b) requiring another public authority to revoke or vary such a decision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/4/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environment-principles-governance-and-biodiversity-targets-wales-act-2026/section-23
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