Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 3
3
Accepted
Voluntary action on PFAS and self-regulation by industry are not sufficient to ensure transparency, accountability...
Conclusion
Voluntary action on PFAS and self-regulation by industry are not sufficient to ensure transparency, accountability or reduce PFAS emissions. (Conclusion, Paragraph 24)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government shares the Committee’s ambition for an effective UK REACH framework and commits to reforming it by December 2028 to enable quicker and more efficient restrictions on substances like PFAS, drawing from EU regulatory decisions to strengthen oversight beyond voluntary action.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 6 July 2026. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗