Consultation outcome

Environmental permitting: standard rules consultation No 23

From:
Environment Agency
Published
29 March 2021
Last updated
1 August 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

We have published the revised SR2008 No 24 standard rules for transfer of healthcare waste and its generic risk assessment.

We have withdrawn:

  • SR 2008 No 25 standard rules permit and its generic risk assessment
  • SR 2013 No 1 standard rules permit and its generic risk assessment

Feedback received

Standard rules permit consultation No 23: summary of consultation responses

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Detail of feedback received

We received 10 responses to the questions. However, not all responses provided an answer to all the questions asked.

Of the 10 responses, 5 were from operators of healthcare waste management facilities or proposed healthcare waste management facilities. We also received:

  • 2 responses from trade associations
  • 1 response from a healthcare business
  • 1 response from a consultancy
  • 1 response from a local authority

See the summary of consultation responses document for a:

  • list of the names of the organisations that responded to the consultation
  • summary of key findings and actions we will take

Original consultation

Summary

We’re seeking views on standard rules sets for clinical and healthcare waste transfer stations and treatment of healthcare waste.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

We propose to:

  • revise rules set SR 2008 No 24, including to review the quantities of waste permitted
  • revise its associated generic risk assessment
  • withdraw rules sets SR 2008 No 25 and SR 2013 No 1 and their generic risk assessments

Documents

Standard rules consultation no 23: proposals for healthcare waste permits

PDF, 177 KB, 10 pages

Published 29 March 2021
Last updated 1 August 2022 + show all updates

  1. Linked to the published revised standard rules permit 'SR2008 No 24: transfer of healthcare waste'.

  2. We have published the 'Standard rules permit consultation No 23: summary of consultation responses'.

  3. First published.

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