The UK government may have broken “ environmental democracy ” law through its failure to carry out public consultation over new legislation , according to a United Nations - backed committee . The EU Convention Compliance Committee is investigating a complaint by Friends of the Earth that emphasises that the convention requires public consultation on new environmental legislation . Michael Mason , associate professor at the London School of Economics , argues that the convention remains legally binding even after Brexit , unless the government withdraws which , he claims , “ would be disastrous for UK environmental policy . ” “The current approach by government in conducting Brexit fails to do this; they didn’t even try. The government must respond by 5 June , after which the committee will investigate .
The UK government may have broken “ environmental democracy ” law through its failure to carry out public consultation over new legislation , according to a United Nations - backed committee . The EU Convention Compliance Committee is investigating a complaint by Friends of the Earth that emphasises that the convention requires public consultation on new environmental legislation . Michael Mason , associate professor at the London School of Economics , argues that the convention remains legally binding even after Brexit , unless the government withdraws which , he claims , “ would be disastrous for UK environmental policy . ” The government must respond by 5 June , after which the committee will investigate .