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	answer has question	dfIOU0gO
	answer has answering person	Kevin Paul Hollinrake
	answer text	<p>There are no current plans to establish such a body.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is responsible for the General Product Safety Regulations which set the safety requirements for batteries. OPSS and Local Authority Trading Standards Services already have the powers to remove unsafe products from sale and are using data and intelligence to target unsafe products.</p><p> </p><p>OPSS is prioritising work to understand and tackle the risks of e-bikes and e-scooters and has commissioned research into the safety of lithium-ion batteries. This work will help inform how this issue is tackled in future.</p>
	answer given date	2023-09-13
	answer has answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	written answer has answering body	Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade	answering body has written answer	vynvee9C
Department for Business and Trade	answering body has answer	vynvee9C
dfIOU0gO	question has answer	vynvee9C
Kevin Paul Hollinrake	answering person has answer	vynvee9C