Consultation outcome
Drone legislation: use, restrictions and enforcement
Detail of outcome
The government has published its response to the Taking flight: the future of drones in the UK consultation.
It outlines the government鈥檚 decisions, including to:
- legislate to give the police greater powers to tackle drone misuse, including the power to issue on the spot fines
- better protect our airports by extending the area around airports and runways in which drones are banned from being flown
The outcome was released on 7 January 2019.
Detail of feedback received
The consultation had 5,061 responses.
Original consultation
Consultation description
Consultation proposing policies for drone use and enforcement. The proposed policies include:
- the minimum age requirement for operators for small unmanned aircraft
- whether the 1km flight restriction around protected aerodromes is sufficient
- a proposal to mandate and regulate a Flight Information and Notification System (FINS) or just regulate the FINS
- the powers required by enforcement bodies in order to properly police drone use and penalise incorrect use, including the possible use of fixed penalty notices
- counter drone technology system proposals
The proposals build on the legislation made by the Benefits of drones to the UK economy and .
An impact assessment of the Drones and Other Unmanned Aircraft Bill is available.
Documents
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Published 26 July 2018
Last updated 7 January 2019
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Consultation outcome released.
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Consultation response announced for early 2019.
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First published.