CLOSED : New Compliance Assessment Scheme
Introduction
The Scottish
Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is consulting on its plan to
introduce a new compliance assessment scheme. Your responses to
this consultation will inform the development of the final scheme,
which is proposed to be phased in from 1st January 2009.
This consultation document comprises three parts:
- Part 1: an introduction to the scheme, explaining why we are
introducing a new scheme, its scope, implementation
timetable and some background information on the principles of the
scheme;
- Part 2: the scheme manual, intended for SEPA staff and
stakeholders using the scheme;
- Annexes 1–10: assessment sheets for each regulatory regime,
containing further staff and stakeholder guidance.
Early proposals for the scheme were discussed at a SEPA
stakeholder workshop in May 2008, and joint trials between SEPA and
operators are ongoing during summer 2008. Consultation responses
and issues arising from the trials will be taken into account when
we finalise the scheme in late 2008.
These Questions
& Answers 
(40k pdf) have been created
to provide additional guidance to that contained in the
consultation document and answer any initial queries you may
have.
Consultation responses
It
would help us review responses if you could structure your comments
according to the list in Table 1. Please be as specific as possible
about issues or concerns that you wish to raise.
Table 1: How to structure your response
| Q1 |
Aims and benefits of the scheme, including publication (page
2) |
| Q2 |
Scope of scheme (page 2) |
| Q3 |
Implementation timetable (page 4) |
| Q4 |
Compliance matrix (page 5) |
| Q5 |
General guidance (page 6) |
| Q6 |
Quality control and complaints (page 7) |
| Q7 |
Environmental Limit Conditions (from page 9) |
| Q8 |
Environmental Management Conditions (from page 14) |
| Q9 |
Compliance assessment sheets and guidance (annexes) |
| Q10 |
Any other comments |
How to respond
The consultation
period closes on 3 October 2008. Please respond by
post or by email to:
Compliance Assessment Scheme Consultation
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Erskine Court
Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TR
Email: SEPAComplianceProject@sepa.org.uk