What is the lithium-ion battery safety bill?

Introduced on 29 July 2024, the Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Bill is a private member’s bill aimed at enhancing the safe storage, use, and disposal of lithium-ion batteries, specifically targeting householders and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

What does the new lithium-ion battery Bill mean for local authorities?

The bill also includes provisions for criminal and civil liability for non-compliance. Disposal Regulations: Regulations will be introduced to improve the safe disposal of lithium-ion batteries, which have been the cause of fires in waste systems. Notably, the bill avoids placing additional financial burdens on local authorities.

Are lithium-ion batteries safe?

The first theme was fire risk. Respondents commented on the gaps in current UK safety regulations, with one industry association saying, ‘Combustion in lithium-ion batteries is a legitimate issue for the industry, and safety standards for lithium-ion BESS needs developing to ensure sufficient fire safety measures are in place.’

Who raised the lithium-ion battery storage (fire safety & environmental permits) Bill?

But it was raised before then in parliament by Conservative MP for Basingstoke Dame Maria Miller, who put forward her Lithium-ion Battery Storage (Fire Safety and Environmental Permits) Bill in September 2022.

Should e-micromobility and lithium-ion batteries be certified in the UK?

The report also recommended that the UK’s Office for Product Safety and Standards should consider “whether e-micromobility and lithium-ion batteries that power them should be subject to mandatory third-party certification and approval processes to reach the UK market”, as is already the case in New York City in the US.7

Are lithium-ion battery storage facilities a fire risk?

We need to increase power storage, but the potential fire risks associated with lithium-ion battery storage facilities are now becoming widely acknowledged. What is my hon.