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Better Regulation

SEPA supports the principles of good regulation. We wish to be a firm, fair and effective regulator, listening to businesses and the public and continuously improving.

A copy of our Vision for Regulation can be found here (5MB pdf). The Vision sets out the way in which we would like to see regulation developed and implemented

SEPA is a member of the Network of Heads of European Environment Protection Agencies who have produced a statement setting out the contribution that good environmental regulation can make to having a competitive economy. Click here for the Prague Statement .

SEPA gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament Subordinate Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into the Regulatory Framework in Scotland.

The Scottish Parliament European and External Relations Committee is currently conducting an inquiry into the transposition of European Directives .

The Hampton Review Report set out principles for fair and effective regulation that are useful for all regulators to consider (though the report applies to England and Wales only). Click here for the Hampton report.

A copy of the Aldersgate Group's report on environment and the economy can be found here (pdf 470kb)...

The European Union has set out a programme of reform to improve European law making- click here .

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