Current Consultations

Boat Licensing Fees Paper (England & Wales)

During 2007 British Waterway undertook an extensive consultation on future boat licence fees. Many boaters and representative groups contributed to this and many good suggestions were made. The result was that BW modified its proposals for licence fees in 2008 and asked the independent British Waterways Advisory Forum (BWAF) to examine each of the suggestions in closer detail.

BW is very grateful to the members of the BWAF Licensing Sub-Group who dedicated many hours to the subject. By studying the 2007 public consultation responses, analysing data and debating options, they gained a deep understanding of the challenges involved in determining a 'fair' boat licensing system.

The BWAF report was finalised during August 2008 and this paper is BW's response to that. It is being sent to all relevant interest groups for their comments and views on the various recommendations.

• Boat Licensing Paper 5 September 2008 (132KB PDF)

South West Lock Operations Consultations

• Gloucester & Sharpness and River Severn Lock Operations Consultation April 2008 (91KB PDF)
• Kennet & Avon Lock Operations Consultation April 2008 (59KB PDF)

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