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Ban on the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic: Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment

Published: 16 February 2026
From: Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries
ISBN: 9781836019022

The Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment for the ban on the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic, the Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (Scotland) Regulations 2026.

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1 https://consult.defra.gov.uk/wet-wipes-1/wet-wipes-containing-plastic/

2 https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/wet-wipes-containing-plastic-proposed-ban-on-the-manufacture-supply-and-sale

3 https://www.gov.scot/news/ban-on-wet-wipes-containing-plastic/

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