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Draft guidance on health in strategic environmental assessment: A consultation

This guidance is intended for health authorities to assess the health effects of their plans and programmes more effectively and is based on current good practice. We are asking consultees for their views on the effectiveness of this guidance

This document supplements existing UK-wide guidance on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) (A Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment [SEA] Directive, ODPM et al 2005) by providing a good practice guide to including population’s health in SEA. This document has been written by the Department of Health (DH) in close collaboration with the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and has been prepared in consultation with the Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the Environment Agency (EA).

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