This framework sets out how the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on regulating chemicals and pesticides. This includes:
- Biocidal Products (BPR)
- Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP)
- detergents
- Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
- Plant Protection Products (PPP)
- Prior Informed Consent (PIC)
- mercury
- United Kingdom Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (UK REACH)
- relevant international conventions (Stockholm, Rotterdam, Basel and Minamata)
- the United Nations Global Harmonised System (for classifying and communicating the hazardous properties of chemicals)
- the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)
| Date | Action |
| 16 November 2022 | The Net Zero, Energy, and Transport Committee published its recommendations for the framework in correspondence to the Minister for Environment and Land Reform. |
| 2 November 2022 | The Rural Affairs, Islands, and Natural Environment Committee took evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands on the framework. |
| 25 October 2022 | The Net Zero, Energy, and Transport Committee held an evidence session with environmental regulators on the framework. |
| 14 October 2022 | The Net Zero, Energy, and Transport Committee published correspondence from Environmental Standards Scotland relating to the frameworks programme. |
| 29 July 2022 | The Rural Affairs, Islands, and Natural Environment Committee published responses to its call for views on the framework. |
| 15 July 2022 | The House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee published its final report on the Common Frameworks programme. |
| 27 June 2022 | SPICe published a briefing on the framework. |
| 7 June 2022 | The Rural Affairs, Islands, and Natural Environment Committee opened a call for views on the framework (closing 29 July 2022). |
| 19 May 2022 | The Welsh Senedd Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee published correspondence outlining its consideration of the framework(s) to the Convenor of the Scottish Parliament Net Zero, Energy, and Transport Committee. |
| 18 May 2022 | The Welsh Senedd Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee published a report with recommendations on the framework. |
| 20 April 2022 | The Net Zero, Energy, and Transport Committee opened a call for views on the framework. |
| 23 March 2022 | The House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee published a letter from Baroness Andrews to George Eustice on Chemicals and Pesticides. |
| 21 March 2022 | The Northern Ireland Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs published its position paper on the framework. |
| 7 February 2022 | The Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment received the framework for scrutiny. |
| 3 February 2022 | The provisional framework was published. |