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March 2021 local.gov.uk/pas
Conservation covenants for local authorities
9 June 2022
local.gov.uk/pas
Welcome to our event
• Some practicalities:
– We have a lot of people in the ‘room’ so you will be muted
– Questions in the chat please
– Please “like” or “thumbs up” on any questions you think are most helpful
– We may not get round to all your questions, but will add answers to our
biodiversity net gain FAQs page
– We will be using polls, so please answer these
• The event is being recorded and the recording will be up on our website
• PAS – who are we?
• Who’s here?
local.gov.uk/pas
Agenda
Introduction What is your current understanding of
conservation covenants?
Overview of conservation covenants What they are and how they will work.
Local authority roles
Freja Dixon-van Dijk, Tim Andrews Defra
Preparing to be a responsible body Graeme Kerr, Natural England
Q&A
Summing up, next steps and feedback
Finish at 12pm
local.gov.uk/pas
What’s your current understanding?
Please answer the polls – pop-up or in the chat
– How would you rate your current awareness and understanding of
conservation covenants? (1 = little/no awareness to 5 = excellent
understanding)
– Why have you joined today?
- My local authority is thinking of becoming a responsible body
- My local authority is thinking of using conservation covenants as a landowner
- I just want to find out more about conservation covenants
An Overview of
Conservation Covenants
Freja Dixon-van Dijk and Tom Reynolds
Why do we need conservation covenants?
• Conservation opportunities in England are being missed
• Costly and complex workarounds currently required for conservation
action on private land due to current systems:
• Designation requires sites of a specific quality, and each designation must be approved
by government
• Property law does not allow for the attachment of positive obligations to land
• Contract law only binds the land's current owner to an agreement
• Results in suboptimal conservation and economic impacts
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What is a Conservation Covenant (ConCov)?
• Private, legally binding and voluntary agreement between a
landowner or long-term leaseholder and a designated
“responsible body” (RB)
• Comes into force on 30th September
• RBs: a conservation charity, public body (inc. LAs) or for-profit body with
conservation as a core purpose
• Can be used for the conservation of nature or heritage on that piece of
land, and must be for the public good
• Can last in perpetuity or for a specified time period
• Binds future owners of the land (inc. LAs)
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How will Conservation Covenants Work?
• Must be registered as a Local Land Charge
• Need to be monitored and enforced by both parties
• Can be discharged, modified or transferred to another RB through
mutual agreement between landowner and RB
• Will include an RB annual reporting requirement
Context
• Legislation based on 2014 Law Commission Report recommendations
• Already used in Australia, NZ, USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Scotland
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Who can be a Responsible Body?
• Prospective organisations will have to apply to become RBs
• Must satisfy the Secretary of State that at least some of their main
purposes, functions or activities relate to conservation (with exemption of
Local Authorities)
• Applications will be assessed against published criteria which will include
questions on financial capability, technical expertise and motivation for
applying
• RB criteria & guidance currently being finalised with key stakeholder
support
Text in footer 9
Possible uses of Conservation Covenants
• Uses will be diverse. We do not expect to have 'template agreements' as
conservation covenants will take many forms
• Generally will be used for: Natural Environment and Heritage sectors​
• Specifically will be used for:
• Biodiversity Net Gain
• Landscape Recovery
• Altruistic landowners​
• Alternative to land purchase by conservation organisations
Text in footer 10
Local Authority Involvement
• Conservation covenants will be a valuable tool for local authorities & developers
• They will ensure that compensatory habitats are maintained in the long term
• A LA could enter a conservation covenant in two ways (but not in the same
contract):
• As a landowner
• As a designated responsible body
• LAs will not be automatically designated; it will be for each authority to decide
whether or not to apply
Text in footer 11
Biodiversity Net Gain & Conservation Covenants
• One of two options for securing off-site biodiversity gains (the other
being planning obligations)
• Additional requirements such as minimum duration of 30 years.
(Other requirements still in development).
• Pre-requisite to registering a gain site
• BNG Register Operator will need copy of agreement during
registration
Text in footer 12
Interaction with other Defra Initiatives
• Securing the long-term benefits of Landscape Recovery projects
• Making it easier for business and others to fund habitat improvement
• Developing Nature Recovery Networks and Local Nature Recovery
Strategies
• Helping Public Authorities demonstrate positive, active commitment to
enhancing biodiversity
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Next Steps
• We expect to publish our main ConCov guidance around July
• We will publish further guidance on registering ConCovs as local land
charges and annual reporting requirements in the lead up to
implementation
• ConCov provisions will come into force on 30th September 2022
• The first agreements are likely to be in place within 2-4 months following
this date
Text in footer 14
Questions
• We will be available for Q&A at the end of the session and look forward
to the discussion
• If you have further questions following the session, please email
conservation.covenants@defra.gov.uk
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www.gov.uk/natural-england
Preparing to be a responsible body
Graeme Kerr (Graeme.kerr@naturalengland.org.uk)
July 2021 Natural England Board took the decision that Natural
England would apply to become a Responsible Body
We want to apply at the earliest opportunity
We want conservation covenants to be in our toolbox
What timescales are we working to ?
• Natural England needs to be ready from Day 1 if our application is successful
• We need to have all our policies, procedures and processes in place: we
need to be able be able to say Yes or No in a reasonable, fair and rational
way, from Day 1
• We don’t know when we can apply for Responsible Body status only that
Responsible Bodies cannot be appointed before 30th September.
• Our preparations assume Day 1 is 30th September
What do we need to do by 30th September 2022?
• Take ‘conservation covenants’ through our business planning
processes
• Establish our processes and procedures so we operationalise
‘conservation covenants’ within our delivery teams
What do we need to do – A bit more detail
• Guidance documents – when we might use conservation covenants
and our processes and procedures over the lifecycle of a
conservation covenant –
– Dealing with enquiries
– Negotiating agreements
– Assessing proposals
– Signing agreements
– Keeping records
– Recording covenants on land registry
– Delivery of obligations
– Monitoring of obligations
– Monitoring and evaluating agreements
– Making the annual return
– Dealing with modifications
– Addressing disputes
– Terminating Agreements
What do we need to do – A bit more detail
• Agreement template(s)
• Financial / non Financial Scheme of delegation
• Monitoring and evaluation framework
• IT system
• Staff training
• Stakeholder engagement (external / internal)
• Sign off process
Why are we going to all that effort?
Why are we going to all that effort? -
We want to do what we do now, better
What that means:
• Security of long term outcomes
• Safeguard initial investments
• Reduced risk – use single tool rather than more complex workaround
• Provide greater confidence to investors
local.gov.uk/pas
Questions and answers
• Please submit your questions through the chat
• We will answer as many as we can today
• We will add answers to FAQs on the PAS website
local.gov.uk/pas
What will your local authority do?
Please answer the polls – pop-up or in the chat
• Do you think it is likely that your authority will enter into agreements?
- As a landowner?
- As a responsible body?
• What do you see your authority using conservation covenants for?
- BNG
- Nutrient neutrality
- Green infrastructure
- Other
local.gov.uk/pas
Summing up & next steps
What do you think?
How did we do?
Next steps:
• Answering outstanding questions and adding to FAQs
• Ongoing support on biodiversity net gain through PAS project
For more information:
• https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/topics/environment/biodiversity-net-gain
• Sign up to the PAS bulletin: https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/our-work/keep-touch
• Email: conservation.covenants@defra.gov.uk
local.gov.uk/pas
For more information:
Look at our website:
https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/topics/environment/biodiversity-net-gain
Sign up to the PAS bulletin:
https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/our-work/keep-touch
Follow us on Twitter : @pas_team
Email: pas@local.gov.uk

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Conservation covenants for local authorities June 2022

  • 1. March 2021 local.gov.uk/pas Conservation covenants for local authorities 9 June 2022
  • 2. local.gov.uk/pas Welcome to our event • Some practicalities: – We have a lot of people in the ‘room’ so you will be muted – Questions in the chat please – Please “like” or “thumbs up” on any questions you think are most helpful – We may not get round to all your questions, but will add answers to our biodiversity net gain FAQs page – We will be using polls, so please answer these • The event is being recorded and the recording will be up on our website • PAS – who are we? • Who’s here?
  • 3. local.gov.uk/pas Agenda Introduction What is your current understanding of conservation covenants? Overview of conservation covenants What they are and how they will work. Local authority roles Freja Dixon-van Dijk, Tim Andrews Defra Preparing to be a responsible body Graeme Kerr, Natural England Q&A Summing up, next steps and feedback Finish at 12pm
  • 4. local.gov.uk/pas What’s your current understanding? Please answer the polls – pop-up or in the chat – How would you rate your current awareness and understanding of conservation covenants? (1 = little/no awareness to 5 = excellent understanding) – Why have you joined today? - My local authority is thinking of becoming a responsible body - My local authority is thinking of using conservation covenants as a landowner - I just want to find out more about conservation covenants
  • 5. An Overview of Conservation Covenants Freja Dixon-van Dijk and Tom Reynolds
  • 6. Why do we need conservation covenants? • Conservation opportunities in England are being missed • Costly and complex workarounds currently required for conservation action on private land due to current systems: • Designation requires sites of a specific quality, and each designation must be approved by government • Property law does not allow for the attachment of positive obligations to land • Contract law only binds the land's current owner to an agreement • Results in suboptimal conservation and economic impacts Text in footer 6
  • 7. What is a Conservation Covenant (ConCov)? • Private, legally binding and voluntary agreement between a landowner or long-term leaseholder and a designated “responsible body” (RB) • Comes into force on 30th September • RBs: a conservation charity, public body (inc. LAs) or for-profit body with conservation as a core purpose • Can be used for the conservation of nature or heritage on that piece of land, and must be for the public good • Can last in perpetuity or for a specified time period • Binds future owners of the land (inc. LAs) 7
  • 8. How will Conservation Covenants Work? • Must be registered as a Local Land Charge • Need to be monitored and enforced by both parties • Can be discharged, modified or transferred to another RB through mutual agreement between landowner and RB • Will include an RB annual reporting requirement Context • Legislation based on 2014 Law Commission Report recommendations • Already used in Australia, NZ, USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Scotland Text in footer 8
  • 9. Who can be a Responsible Body? • Prospective organisations will have to apply to become RBs • Must satisfy the Secretary of State that at least some of their main purposes, functions or activities relate to conservation (with exemption of Local Authorities) • Applications will be assessed against published criteria which will include questions on financial capability, technical expertise and motivation for applying • RB criteria & guidance currently being finalised with key stakeholder support Text in footer 9
  • 10. Possible uses of Conservation Covenants • Uses will be diverse. We do not expect to have 'template agreements' as conservation covenants will take many forms • Generally will be used for: Natural Environment and Heritage sectors​ • Specifically will be used for: • Biodiversity Net Gain • Landscape Recovery • Altruistic landowners​ • Alternative to land purchase by conservation organisations Text in footer 10
  • 11. Local Authority Involvement • Conservation covenants will be a valuable tool for local authorities & developers • They will ensure that compensatory habitats are maintained in the long term • A LA could enter a conservation covenant in two ways (but not in the same contract): • As a landowner • As a designated responsible body • LAs will not be automatically designated; it will be for each authority to decide whether or not to apply Text in footer 11
  • 12. Biodiversity Net Gain & Conservation Covenants • One of two options for securing off-site biodiversity gains (the other being planning obligations) • Additional requirements such as minimum duration of 30 years. (Other requirements still in development). • Pre-requisite to registering a gain site • BNG Register Operator will need copy of agreement during registration Text in footer 12
  • 13. Interaction with other Defra Initiatives • Securing the long-term benefits of Landscape Recovery projects • Making it easier for business and others to fund habitat improvement • Developing Nature Recovery Networks and Local Nature Recovery Strategies • Helping Public Authorities demonstrate positive, active commitment to enhancing biodiversity Text in footer 13
  • 14. Next Steps • We expect to publish our main ConCov guidance around July • We will publish further guidance on registering ConCovs as local land charges and annual reporting requirements in the lead up to implementation • ConCov provisions will come into force on 30th September 2022 • The first agreements are likely to be in place within 2-4 months following this date Text in footer 14
  • 15. Questions • We will be available for Q&A at the end of the session and look forward to the discussion • If you have further questions following the session, please email conservation.covenants@defra.gov.uk Text in footer 15
  • 16. www.gov.uk/natural-england Preparing to be a responsible body Graeme Kerr (Graeme.kerr@naturalengland.org.uk)
  • 17. July 2021 Natural England Board took the decision that Natural England would apply to become a Responsible Body We want to apply at the earliest opportunity We want conservation covenants to be in our toolbox
  • 18. What timescales are we working to ? • Natural England needs to be ready from Day 1 if our application is successful • We need to have all our policies, procedures and processes in place: we need to be able be able to say Yes or No in a reasonable, fair and rational way, from Day 1 • We don’t know when we can apply for Responsible Body status only that Responsible Bodies cannot be appointed before 30th September. • Our preparations assume Day 1 is 30th September
  • 19. What do we need to do by 30th September 2022? • Take ‘conservation covenants’ through our business planning processes • Establish our processes and procedures so we operationalise ‘conservation covenants’ within our delivery teams
  • 20. What do we need to do – A bit more detail • Guidance documents – when we might use conservation covenants and our processes and procedures over the lifecycle of a conservation covenant – – Dealing with enquiries – Negotiating agreements – Assessing proposals – Signing agreements – Keeping records – Recording covenants on land registry – Delivery of obligations – Monitoring of obligations – Monitoring and evaluating agreements – Making the annual return – Dealing with modifications – Addressing disputes – Terminating Agreements
  • 21. What do we need to do – A bit more detail • Agreement template(s) • Financial / non Financial Scheme of delegation • Monitoring and evaluation framework • IT system • Staff training • Stakeholder engagement (external / internal) • Sign off process
  • 22. Why are we going to all that effort? Why are we going to all that effort? - We want to do what we do now, better What that means: • Security of long term outcomes • Safeguard initial investments • Reduced risk – use single tool rather than more complex workaround • Provide greater confidence to investors
  • 23. local.gov.uk/pas Questions and answers • Please submit your questions through the chat • We will answer as many as we can today • We will add answers to FAQs on the PAS website
  • 24. local.gov.uk/pas What will your local authority do? Please answer the polls – pop-up or in the chat • Do you think it is likely that your authority will enter into agreements? - As a landowner? - As a responsible body? • What do you see your authority using conservation covenants for? - BNG - Nutrient neutrality - Green infrastructure - Other
  • 25. local.gov.uk/pas Summing up & next steps What do you think? How did we do? Next steps: • Answering outstanding questions and adding to FAQs • Ongoing support on biodiversity net gain through PAS project For more information: • https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/topics/environment/biodiversity-net-gain • Sign up to the PAS bulletin: https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/our-work/keep-touch • Email: conservation.covenants@defra.gov.uk
  • 26. local.gov.uk/pas For more information: Look at our website: https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/topics/environment/biodiversity-net-gain Sign up to the PAS bulletin: https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/our-work/keep-touch Follow us on Twitter : @pas_team Email: pas@local.gov.uk

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