Consultation outcome

Household waste duty of care: updating the guidance

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Welsh Government
• Published: 3 July 2018
• Last updated: 28 November 2018 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Download the full outcome

Summary of responses

PDF, 284KB, 13 pages

Detail of outcome

We received 92 responses to this consultation.

A government response is available covering both this and a previous consultation on introducing a Fixed Penalty Notice for breaches of the household waste duty of care.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on the updated guidance for householders and new guidance for local authorities on meeting and enforcing the duty of care for waste.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
3 July 2018 to 11:45pm on 28 August 2018

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our updated guidance for householders on meeting the duty of care for household waste. We’re also seeking views on new guidance for local authorities on issuing fixed penalty notices for household waste duty of care offences.

We previously consulted on introducing a Fixed Penalty Notice for breaches of the household waste duty of care. If a final decision is taken to introduce the Fixed Penalty Notice, this updated guidance will be provided for households and local authorities.

Published 3 July 2018
Last updated 28 November 2018 + show all updates

1. 28 November 2018

   Summary of responses document update to correct an error in a name "National Association of Waste Development Authorities” should be “National Association of Waste Disposal Officers”.

2. 26 November 2018

   Added the summary of responses and a link to the government response which covers this consultation.

3. 3 July 2018

   First published.