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	answer has question	Nom2KLUE
	answer has answering person	Therese Coffey
	answer text	<p>There is no legislation that specifically regulates the release of helium-filled balloons and sky lanterns.</p><p> </p><p>The National Association of Balloon Artists and Suppliers, the trade association for the balloon industry, has published a code of conduct to minimise the environmental impact of balloon releases. The Chartered Trading Standards Institute has published a code of practice for sky lanterns to help ensure that they are manufactured to be safe and are sold responsibly.</p><p> </p><p>Local councils have powers to restrict or regulate the release of balloons and sky lanterns on land that they control. Councils can also take an individual to court, or issue a fixed penalty notice, if they believe them to be guilty of a littering offence.</p>
	answer given date	2018-07-23
	answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	written answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has written answer	VCUpWg3M
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has answer	VCUpWg3M
Nom2KLUE	question has answer	VCUpWg3M
Therese Coffey	answering person has answer	VCUpWg3M