Consultation outcome

Banning the use of microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 20 December 2016
• Last updated: 13 September 2017 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Summary of responses

PDF, 576 KB, 24 pages

Draft legislation: The Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (England) Regulations 2017

PDF, 217 KB, 15 pages

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Detail of outcome

We received 431 responses to this consultation. Our summary of responses document outlines what we will be doing next.

11 September 2017: We have now drafted the law which we intend to use to bring this ban into force in England by the end of the year.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will introduce separate laws according to their own timescales to make sure that the ban will apply across the whole of the UK.

Any person may make representations on the draft legislation for England in writing to the Secretary of State. Any such representations should be sent by 15 October 2017 to:

Marine Litter Policy Team
Defra, 8B Millbank
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR

or by email to marinelitter@defra.gsi.gov.uk.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on the UK’s proposed ban on the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
20 December 2016 to 11:45pm on 28 February 2017

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our plans to ban the manufacture and sale of cosmetics and personal care products containing microbeads.

We are also looking for evidence of the effect of other sources of microplastics on the marine environment. This will inform future UK actions to protect the marine environment.

Published 20 December 2016
Last updated 13 September 2017 + show all updates

1. 13 September 2017

   Date for sending representations amended to 15 October 2017.

2. 11 September 2017

   Updated to include the draft legislation for banning the use of microbeads.

3. 21 July 2017

   Summary of responses added.

4. 20 December 2016

   First published.