Rejected petition Introduce legislation to create a no-fly zone within 100 m of an active emergency incident

There is an increase in modern times of small drones being used to obtain video footage of ongoing incidents where the emergency services are trying to work; The footage often being shared at risk of causing additional distress to those involved.

I petition the Welsh government to create legislation which makes a perimeter of 100 m surrounding an emergency services incident to become a prescribed no-fly zone.

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the Senedd or Welsh Government is not responsible for.

Petitions to the Senedd must call for a specific action that falls within the powers of the Senedd or Welsh Government. 

Schedules 7A and 7B of the Government of Wales Act 2006 set out the issues which are ‘restricted’ or ‘reserved’ to the UK Parliament - i.e. areas where only the UK Parliament or Government, not the Senedd or Welsh Government, can act.

Regulation of drones is a reserved matter - controlled by the Civil Aviation Authority: https://www.caa.co.uk/drones/

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Date submitted 20 March 2026
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