Consultation outcome

‘Best Available Techniques’: a future regime within the UK

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 22 January 2021
• Last updated: 30 August 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses to the consultation on ‘Best available techniques’: A future regime within the UK

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Detail of outcome

There were 77 responses to the consultation.

The UK government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) will now put in place the UK Best Available Techniques (BAT) system.

That includes initiating the review of the Tranche 1 BAT sectors.

Regulators will be contacting relevant trade associations and setting up technical working groups shortly. The Standards Council and the Regulators Group are setting up the Advisory Board and will communicate about coming steps in due course.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on the UK’s process for developing ‘Best Available Techniques’ for delivering improvements in industrial emissions.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 25 January 2021 to 11:45pm on 18 April 2021

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our proposed approach for deciding the ‘Best Available Techniques’ (BAT) for tackling industrial emissions following the UK’s exit from the EU. We intend to work openly with industry, using evidence to develop BAT which will be used in environmental permitting for certain industrial activities.

We would particularly like to hear your views on:

• the proposed organisation and governance process
• public participation
• scrutiny
• policies on implementing BAT
• how the process will be evaluated

Published 22 January 2021
Last updated 30 August 2022 + show all updates

1. 30 August 2022

   We have published the summary of responses and government responses to this consultation.

2. 22 September 2021

   We added a situation update about the UK Government response to the consultation.

3. 22 January 2021

   First published.