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Water: Standards

Asked by Jenny Riddell-CarpenterLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 March 2026UIN 115737

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the current status is of work to develop or introduce a recreational water status in England.

Answered by Emma Hardy

In our response to the consultation on amending the Bathing Water 2013 Regulations at the end of 2024, the Government noted the support for expanding the definition of a bather to include other recreational water users. Work has begun on an evidence review to consider the environmental and public health implications of any change.

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