Correspondence

Government response to the Regulatory Horizons Council report on drones

The Business Secretary and Aviation Minister have responded to recommendations made by the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) about the regulation of drones.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng and Robert Courts KC
• Published: 1 November 2021
• Last updated: 22 July 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

Government response to the Regulatory Horizons Council report on drones

PDF, 91.8 KB, 2 pages

Regulatory Horizons Council Report on the regulation of drones: government response

PDF, 241 KB, 7 pages

Details

The Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) published recommendations on how the UK can unlock the benefits of drones and support wider commercial deployment through regulation.

These letters contain the government’s response to the report. The letters are from:

• Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Robert Courts, Minister for Aviation, Maritime, and Security at the Department for Transport

Read the RHC report.

Published 1 November 2021
Last updated 22 July 2022 + show all updates

1. 22 July 2022

   Added letter from Robert Courts, Minister for Aviation, Maritime, and Security at the Department for Transport.

2. 1 November 2021

   First published.