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Historically, the Council has a long regard to how it integrates environmental policy in to its main stream policy, with the first Environmental Policy Statement being formally adopting on the 27 February 1991 (one year before the Rio Summit in 1992 which gave rise to Agenda 21).
Whilst, the Local Agenda 21 initiative was never formally adopted by Runnymede Borough Council, it has opted for the position that is best summed up within a committee item for the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE on 25 March 1998 in that it stated:
"It is also necessary to form a view about the Government's proposals for all local authorities to adopt Local Agenda 21 Strategies by the year 2000. The Council's current policy is that this should not become a separate issue, but should be taken into account in conjunction with planning policies and decisions. If the Council's policy needs to change, it will be necessary to identify measurable targets against which the performance of any Local Agenda 21 strategies can be judged, rather than adopt a strategy which is strong on rhetoric, but weak on objectives.".
taken from: http://www.runnymede.gov.uk/index_env.htm