Project win: Defra LAQM report appraisal

3 October 2010

Aether together with TRL and TTR have been awarded Lot 2 of the Defra Local Air Quality Management support contract. Lot 2 covers LAQM report appraisal and includes:

-Appraisal of Local Authority Review and Assessment methodology documents

-Appraisal of Local Authority Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) Action Plans by assessing the proposed measures in pursuit of air quality objectives

-Tracking progress of Local Authorities Review and Assessment report submissions, monitoring LAs that have AQMAs and monitoring of LAs submission and updating of action plans.

– Maintaining an archive of LA R&A and Action Plan reports.

For further information on Local Air Quality Management, please see the Defra website

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