This consultation ended 23 December 2024.
Summary of outcome
A summary of responses and Government response is now available [DEFRA.GOV]. We received 1,526 responses to this consultation. Subject to Parliamentary and Senedd approval, we intend to proceed with planned regulatory reform for the 3 Core Reforms and 9 Technical Amendments outlined in the consultation.
Original consultation
We are seeking views on proposed reforms and technical amendments to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013.
Consultation description
We want to know what you think about:
- Removal of Automatic De-Designation after five consecutive ‘poor’ classifications.
- Updates to the designation criteria of bathing sites
- Removal of fixed dates for the bathing season
We also need your views on proposed technical amendments, as well as potential future reforms on:
- the definition of ‘bathers’
- the introduction of multiple monitoring points at bathing sites
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Welsh Government may respond differently to the outcomes of the consultation.
This consultation is being held on DEFRA.GOV.UK