<p>The Coal Authority is the freehold owner of the UK's coal resources and the licensing body for the exploitation of coal. We maintain a regular dialogue with it on the range of its activities including licensing. The Coal Authority has issued several offshore conditional licences to interested companies to assist in facilitating the development of UCG and full details of the Authority's processes for licensing in this area can be found on its website:</p><p>http://coal.decc.gov.uk/en/coal/cms/services/licensing/license_apps/license_apps.aspx</p>