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The Government must act in line with the environmental principles, taking preventative and precautionary action...
Recommendation
The Government must act in line with the environmental principles, taking preventative and precautionary action to reduce cumulative PFAS exposure to both people and the environment. We expect the Government to set out in its response how its approach to PFAS has been developed with due regard to precautionary principle within the environmental principles policy statement. (Recommendation, Paragraph 25)
Source
Committee
Environmental Audit Committee
Report
9th Report - Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
23 Apr 2026
HC 852
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.1 yrs
Report published
23 Apr 2026