| General information about SEPA |
| Authority name, address and contact details for headquarters and principal offices |
Addresses and location maps for all SEPA offices are listed |
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| Organisational structure, roles and responsibilities of senior officers |
This information is available by request |
Contact the Access to Information team direct |
| Business opening hours |
Our normal office hours are Mon-Fri 9am-5pm |
Contact us |
| Customer codes or charters |
SEPA has a service charter |
Service charter |
| Contact details for customer care and complaints functions |
Contact details for SEPA are on our Contact Us page, which is also linked to on our Service Charter and Complaints Handling pages |
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| Publication scheme and guide to information. Charging schedule for published information |
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| Contact details and advice about how to request information from the authority |
SEPA can be contacted by phone, email, post or by visiting one of our offices |
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| Charging schedule for environmental information provided in response to requests under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (if the authority charges for environmental information) |
SEPA deals with most formal information requests under the EIRs, as the majority of the information we hold is environmental |
Charging policy |
| Constitution |
| Legal framework for the authority, including constitution, articles of association or charter |
Schedule 6 of the Environment Act 1995 established SEPA as a non-departmental public body (NDPB ) accountable to Scottish Ministers |
Environment Act 1995: Schedule 6 |
| The broad framework within which SEPA operates is set out in the framework document which was published by the Scottish Government in December 2014 |
Framework document |
| The framework of controls on financial, staffing and related matters for SEPA is set out in the framework document published by the Scottish Government in 2014 |
| How the authority is run |
| Description of governance structure, Board, committees and other decision making structures |
Information on SEPA Agency Board and Audit Committees and Corporate Management Team |
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| Names of, responsibilities of and (work-related) biographical details of the people who make strategic and operational decisions about the performance of function and/or delivery of services by the authority e.g. Board members, chief officers |
Biographies of Board Members and SEPA Directors are provided as part of information on the SEPA Board and Management Team |
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| Governance policies, including standing orders, code of conduct and register of interests |
The Agency Board Standing Orders and Code of Conduct for Board Members are published on the SEPA website. The Declaration of Interests for each Board Member can be found at the end of their biographical entry |
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| Corporate planning |
| Mission statement |
This information is not held |
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| Corporate plan |
SEPA has published annual Corporate Plans since 1998 |
The latest version of these documents are available on the Our Performance page |
| Annual operating plan |
Annual Operating Plans have been published for the financial years 2009/10 onwards |
| Corporate strategies e.g., for economic development, etc |
Through our regulatory activities we Protect, Adapt and Improve Scotland’s environment. Our Approach to Regulation sets our focus and targets our resources. See the Our Performance page for any updated documents |
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| Corporate policies, e.g., health and safety, equality, sustainability |
Current policies are available on our Policies page and Equality and Human Rights page |
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| Strategic planning processes |
SEPA's Corporate Planning Framework is documented in the Business Process BP-006 Strategic Planning |
Contact the Access to Information team direct |
| External relations |
| Accountability relationships, including reports to regulators |
SEPA's Chairman is personally responsible to Scottish Ministers. Further details accountability and reporting relationships are laid out in the SEPA framework document |
Framework document |
| Internal and external audit arrangements |
Audits are carried out to assess the level of compliance of SEPA systems to statutory business requirements, to external standards and to our internal processes and work procedures. These are carried out using a combination of internal and external audits |
Contact the Access to Information team direct |
| Subsidiary companies (wholly and part owned) and other significant financial interests |
No information held |
No information held |
| Strategic agreements with other bodies |
SEPA works closely in conjunction with some external organisations when carrying out its duties. Therefore, SEPA has entered into several Memoranda of Understanding with such organisations, where roles and responsibilities require clarification in specific areas of co-operation. In addition, as part of our One Planet Prosperity strategy, voluntary formal agreements between SEPA and a range of organisations and groups known as Sustainable Growth Agreements are being signed |
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