Schedule 1: The Office for Environmental Protection Funding
Paragraph 12 places a duty on the Secretary of State to fund the OEP sufficiently to perform its functions, and gives the Secretary of State the power to provide further financial assistance to the body, for example by way of grants to be used for a specific purpose related to operational delivery or achievement of functions. Funding will be provided to the OEP in the form of grant in aid, which will be set out as a separate line in the overall estimate of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ensure adequate transparency.