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date	2024-04-12
version	2
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment%2C Food and Rural Affairs%2C what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the guidance entitled Designate a bathing water: guidance on how to apply%2C published on 3 July 2023.

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12/04/2024

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the guidance entitled Designate a bathing water: guidance on how to apply, published on 3 July 2023.

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Wansbeck

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Ian Lavery

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23/04/2024

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The updated bathing water guidance for England, published in July 2023, makes applying for bathing water designation clearer and more streamlined for applicants.The main changes to the designation guidance were:<ul><ul><li>There must be at least 100 bathers a day at the site during the bathing season.</li><li>Applicants must carry out user surveys on two days during the bathing season (15 May-30 September) to provide evidence of this.</li><li>There must be access to toilet facilities within a short distance of up to 500m of the proposed bathing water site.</li><li>Clearer guidance on seeking local views on proposals to designate sites as bathing waters.</li><li>The introduction of an application form to make it easier for people to prepare their applications.</li></ul></ul> Defra engages with a range of stakeholders on bathing waters and welcomes views on the application guidance.

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Keighley

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Robbie Moore

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23/04/2024 16:03:49

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