Carrier Bag Legislation
As part of the Travis Perkins Group, Travis Perkins are fully committed to protecting the environment and are continually looking for new ways to improve the environmental performance of all their trading activities.
The UK Devolved Governments' increase to single use carrier bags to 10p came into force in May 2021 for England. The aim of the increase is to further reduce the use of plastic bags and the litter associated with them and to encourage people to reuse bags and businesses to look for alternative solutions. To find out more visit. gov.uk/carrierbags. As a business, we have made the decision to charge 10p per single use carrier bag in all the devolved nations in the UK.
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Wales) Regulations 2010
The latest Welsh carrier bag charge record can be found below:
Record for the period 7 April 2024 - 6 April 2025
Number of chargeable bags supplied: 464
Total amount received from the sale of chargeable carrier bags - £46.40
Total amount received from the 10p charge - £46.40
Net proceeds of the charge £38.65
Note: administration and compliance costs were not charged.
The difference of £7.75 between the amount received from the sale of bags and the net proceeds of the 10p charge is made up of the following:
Amounts above 10p that customers paid for bags - £0
Cost incurred informing the public about the charge -£ 0
Compliance cost - £0
VAT - £7.75
The Single Use Carrier Bag Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014
The latest Scottish carrier bag charge record can be found below:
Record for the period 7 April 2024 - 6 April 2025
Number of chargeable bags supplied - 263
Total amount received from the sale of chargeable bags: - £26.30
Total amount received from the 10p charge - £26.30
Net proceeds of the charge - £21.91
Note: administration and compliance costs were not charged.
The difference of £4.39 between the amount received from the sale of bags and the net proceeds of the 10p charge is made up of the following:
Amounts above 10p that customers paid for bags - £0
Cost incurred informing the public about the charge -£ 0
Compliance cost - £0
VAT - £4.39
The Single Use Carrier Bag Charge (England) Order 2015
The latest English carrier bag charge record can be found below:
Record for the period 7 April 2024 - 6 April 2025
Number of chargeable bags supplied - 27,315
Total amount received from the sale of chargeable bags: - £2,731.50
Total amount received from the 10p charge - £2,731.50
Net proceeds of the charge - £2,275.34
Note: administration and compliance costs were not charged.
The difference of £456.16 between the total amount received from the sale of bags and the net proceeds of the 10p charge is made up of the following:
Amounts above 10p that customers paid for bags: £0
Costs incurred informing the public about the charge: £0
Compliance costs: £0
VAT: -£456.16
The monies raised from the carrier bag charge will be donated to Clean Up Britain the chosen environmental charity of the Travis Perkins Group.