Consultation outcome

Waste Duty of Care: revising the code of practice

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 27 July 2015
• Last updated: 11 March 2016 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses and government response

PDF, 175KB, 20 pages

Detail of outcome

We received 117 responses to this consultation. The waste duty of care code of practice has been published on GOV.UK.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on whether the revised code of practice explains the legal duty of care obligations clearly.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
27 July 2015 to 11:59pm on 20 September 2015

Consultation description

We want to know if you think the revised code of practice gives clear and practical guidance on fulfilling your legal duty of care obligations. The current code of practice does not reflect a number of important legislative changes relating to the duty of care since its publication in 1996.

Duty of care is a legal requirement for those dealing with certain kinds of waste to take all reasonable steps to keep it safe. It is set out in the Environmental Protection Act 1990. It applies to anyone who is a holder of household, industrial and commercial waste.

Published 27 July 2015
Last updated 11 March 2016 + show all updates

1. 11 March 2016

   Summary of responses added.

2. 27 July 2015

   First published.