Defra have announced important
dates regarding the registration of companies for data reporting purposes.
Please see below:
Timetable for Reporting
Extended Producer Responsibility Packaging Data
If you are obligated under the new
Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR) for packaging, you have a requirement
to collate, upload and submit data by 1 October 2023.
There are different obligations
depending on how much packaging you supply and how you supply it in England,
Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. You can check your EPR requirements
via the Gov.uk website.
Your initial timeline for collating
your packaging data covers the period March 2023 – June 2023 (January 2023 –
June 2023 if you have that data). You will then need to create an
account, upload and finally submit your data.
In Wales the data regulations are
expected to come into force on Monday 17 July 2023, with the first collating
period starting from this date. Organisations in Wales must also report their
data from the start of January 2023 if they have it.
Creating an account:
- Compliance Schemes will be able to enter their details to create an account on 14 August (you will not have access to the system before then)
- Producers will be able to enter their details to create an account on 16 August (you will not have access to the system before then)
- The regulatory bodies will grant approved person status before Compliance Schemes and producers are able to start uploading their data
- Producers can delegate the approved person responsibilities
- Producers will be notified by email when the account has been updated.
Uploading data:
- Compliance Schemes and producers will then be able to upload data from the date they are approved
- From the 16 August examples of data submissions will be available on Gov.uk together with a template to help you create a file in the right format to support your data upload.
Final submission of data:
- Compliance Schemes and producers will then be able to submit data from 13 September
- You are required to upload and submit your data by 1 October.
Next reporting period:
- Large producers need to report data every six months. The next reporting period is July 2023 – December 2023
- The deadline to upload and submit data for this next period is 1 April 2024.
Supporting tools and events:
- Supporting tools will be available in a series of bite-sized ‘How to guides’ which will be published on YouTube over the next few weeks
- There will be an additional helpdesk available from the 16 August, we will publish the contact details in the EPR guidance on Gov.uk
You can also recheck your EPR
requirements on the Gov.uk website.
Please remember whilst there is
some talk in the press that the timescale for EPR implementation may be delayed
the legal requirement for data reporting is already in place.
Click here to access the latest BPIF webinar which provides insight on the latest
developments.
If you have an EPR query email the helpdesk at eprhelp@bpig.org.uk.