Completed Consultations
Completed Consultations
We would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to respond to any of our consultations. All of our consultation work (often called "Have your Say" or "Call for Information") can help to inform the decision making of D&S IFCA's Byelaw & Permitting Sub-Committee (B&PSC) or be used for other work such as informing assessments for Marine Conservation Zones.
This page helps you to see the range of more recent consultation work that has now ended. All of the byelaw/permit condition related engagement work is documented. The reports relating to the different consultations can be read by using links below or by visiting Section F of our Resource Library - Byelaw Development Reports. Officers' papers that are presented at Byelaw & Permitting Sub-Committee meetings which can be found in Section B of our Resource Library or on our Authority Meetings page.
Formal consultation on the proposed introduction of two new Byelaws - has now ended.
Mobile Fishing Permit Byelaw 2022
The formal consultation regarding the proposed Mobile Fishing Permit Byelaw 2022 ended on 20th January 2023.
D&S IFCA wish to thank all those that had their say.
The responses were collated and a report was prepared for discussion by D&S IFCA's Byelaw and Permitting Sub-Committee in February 2023.
The consultation report can be read here.
Size of Fishing Vessels Byelaw 2022
The formal consultation regarding the proposed Size of Fishing Vessels Byelaw 2022 ended on 20th January 2023.
D&S IFCA wish to thank all those that had their say.
The responses were collated and a report was prepared for discussion by D&S IFCA's Byelaw and Permitting Sub-Committee in February 2023.
The consultation report can be read here.
Byelaws - What Happens Now?
On 23rd February 2023, the B&PSC discussed both the responses received in the formal consultations for both the proposed Mobile Fishing Permit Byelaw 2022 and the Size of Fishing Vessels Byelaw 2022.
Amendments were agreed to the Permit Conditions relating to the Mobile Fishing Permit Byelaw 2022. No changes were deemed necessary to the Size of Fishing Vessels Byelaw 2022.
The stakeholders who responded during the formal consultation will be contacted to explain how their response was recognised by the B&PSC.
Final Impact Assessments are now being prepared which will be sent (with the proposed Byelaws) to the MMO Byelaw Quality Assurance Team.
Ultimately it will be the Secretary of State that determines if the proposed Byelaws are signed and introduced.
Have Your Say - Skerries Bank Angling Zone
The "Have Your Say" consultation ended on 9th December 2022.
D&S IFCA wish to thank all those that participated.
The responses submitted in three separate questionnaires developed for commercial, charter and the recreational angling sector have been analysed by Officers.
A report that documents the summary of responses can be read here.
The information you provided may help us to better understand management needs in the Skerries Bank area.
Other Completed Consultations
All of the byelaw/permit condition related engagement work is documented. The reports relating to the different consultations can be read by visiting Section F of our Resource Library - Byelaw Development Reports - or by examining the Officers' papers that are presented at Byelaw & Permitting Sub-Committee meetings which can be found in Section B of our Resource Library.
Page updated: 4th May 2023.