External links
SEPA works with a number of other agencies and official advisory
bodies:
- Committee on Medical Aspects of
Radiation in the Environment (COMARE)
expert advisory committee, with members chosen for their medical
and scientific expertise.
- Environment Agency
(EA)
SEPA's counterpart in England and Wales.
- Environment and Heritage Service
(EHS)
SEPA's counterpart in Northern Ireland, advising and implementing
the Government's environmental policy and strategy in Northern
Ireland.
- Department of Environment Food and Rural
Affairs (Defra)
Helping the Government deliver economic, social and environmental
sustainability, with a critical role in both European Union and
global policy making.
- Food Standards Agency
(FSA)
Independent government department, set up to protect public health
and consumer interests in relation to food.
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE) -
Nuclear Directorate
Responsible for regulating worker's safety and waste storage.
- Health Protection Agency (HPA) –
Radiation Protection Division
Carrying out the Health Protection Agency's work on ionising and
non-ionising radiation, including research, training courses and
advice.
- International Commission for Radiological
Protection (ICRP)
Independent registered charity, established to advance the science
of radiological protection.
- NetRegs
Providing free
environmental guidance to small and medium-sized businesses in the
UK, NetRegs will help you to understand what you need to do to
comply with environmental legislation.
- Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority (NDA)
Responsible for the UK's nuclear legacy, decommissioning 20 civil
public sector sites in a safe, secure and cost effective
manner.
- Office of
public sector information – Scotland
legislation
Containing full text for all the acts of Scottish Parliament,
explanatory notes to those acts, and Scottish statutory
instruments.
- Radioactive Waste
Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC)
Offering independent advice to Ministers on radioactive waste
management issues.
- Scottish
Government
Devolved government for Scotland, responsible for health,
education, justice, rural affairs and transport.
- Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum
For Environmental Research (SNIFFER)
Identifies and manages environmental research on behalf of SEPA,
the Environment and Heritage Service, Scottish Natural Heritage,
the Forestry Commission, the Scottish Government and other
stakeholders.
- UK
Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
Leading the decommissioning and regeneration of nuclear sites in
the UK.