The Environment Secretary George Eustice has appointed Judith Batchelar as Deputy Chair of the Environment Agency. This follows the announcement of her reappointment to the EA Board in October 2021.
Her term will run from 1 April 2022 until the end of her second term on 31 March 2025 - Richard Macdonald’s term as Deputy Chair ends on 31 March 2022.
This appointment is made by the Environment Secretary on the recommendation from the Chair of the Environment Agency and in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ Code of Practice.
Remuneration is £21,002 per annum based on a time commitment of 5 days a month, with an additional responsibility allowance of £4,199 per annum.
The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body set up under the Environment Act 1995 to take an integrated approach to environmental protection and enhancement in England. It has major responsibilities in flood management, water resources and quality, climate change, land quality, chemicals, pollution prevention and control, waste, conservation and biodiversity, fisheries conservation, air quality and navigation.
Judith Batchelar is currently Chair of the Agency’s Environment and Business Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee and the People and Pay Committee.
From 2013 to 2018 she was Chair of the Governments’ AgriTech Council.
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