Consultation outcome

Climate change adaptation reporting power: plans for the fourth round

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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Detail of outcome

In early 2023, Defra launched a public consultation on its proposals for the fourth round of climate adaptation reporting. It asked a range of questions to gather views on the reporting approach. The resulting strategy was published alongside the third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3).

Defra is grateful for all the responses to the consultation.

Detail of feedback received

We received 76 responses to this consultation. 62 responses were submitted through the online portal and 14 by email. 2 of the responses were made jointly on behalf of multiple organisations.


Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on how we plan to manage the fourth round of the climate change adaptation reporting.

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Consultation description

The government is consulting on the approach to the fourth round of reporting under the Adaptation Reporting Power (ARP4 Strategy). We want to gather views from infrastructure operators and public bodies. We are asking about:

  • the usefulness of reporting
  • how to improve on this for future rounds
  • what should be contained in the next strategy to benefit reporting organisations and government

The central proposal is to change the timing of round 4. This is so that it can better inform future statutory UK Climate Change Risk Assessments and National Adaptation Programmes. We also want to streamline the reporting requirements.

The full details of the proposal are available to read in the consultation document on Citizen Space.

Updates to this page

Published 22 February 2023
Last updated 17 July 2023 + show all updates
  1. We have added the summary of responses and government response.

  2. We received 76 responses to this consultation. We will publish the summary of responses and government response when we publish our strategy for the fourth round of reporting.

  3. First published.

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