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SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) plays a crucial role in managing the environmental impacts of Scotland's energy sector, which includes both renewable and non-renewable sources. We developed an Energy Framework to clarify our remit, as we support the Government’s energy ambitions. We use our regulatory tools, experience, knowledge and partnership approach to help to protect the enviro

In order to complete a SPRI return, operators must obtain the relevant codes. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes Every registered company in the UK has a SIC, which can be found through Companies House website. The SIC code for a registered company reflects the economic activity of the company. The SIC code reported in SPRI should represent the main economic activity of the site and no

Introduction On 30 May 2022 SEPA received an application from Dunbar Waste Services Limited for a substantial variation to the Permit number PPC/A/1032878/ CP01, as varied, for their energy from waste (EFW) facility at Dunbar, East Lothian. This activity is regulated under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (commonly known as PPC). The initial four week public consult

List of data published by SEPA. Links to access data itself or applications that show the data We publish a range of datasets related to the environment, and we are continually reviewing and adding to this list. Please use our online form to contact us if you cannot find the dataset you require. We have a Corrections policy for handling revisions and corrections to the statistical summaries we produce. Our User engagement policy specifies how we engage with users to ensure our statistics ar

As we come to the end of 2023, we look back on our work across the year to protect and improve Scotland's environment and the benefits for our communities and businesses. Reporting on the state of Scotland's environment We reported on the state of Scotland's environment, from greenhouse gas emissions to air, resources and water.  Our science enabled the introduction of Scotland's first low em

Environmental Regulation (Scotland) Charging Scheme 2018 The charging scheme has been increased by 2.7% for the 2025 to 2026 fees. Please note that the values within the legal scheme document refer to the 2018 to 2019 fees. FAQs: answers to the most frequently asked questions. Charging scheme calculator: a tool to help you calculate your fee. Guidance: this document helps to explain how the schem

Service status update What are we able to do now? SEPA's Public Register remains impacted by the cyber-attack. We are committed to making more of our information publicly available and are progressively publishing online. This page contains links to Public Register information about waste electrical and electronic equipment. Please visit the Public Register page to see what other public register i

SEPA, as one of a number of organisations regulating finfish aquaculture, is implementing a revised regulatory framework based on that will strengthen the protection of the marine environment for the people of Scotland. The framework follows months of work by colleagues across the agency, a 2017 consultation and two Scottish Parliamentary committees. The evidenced-based features of the regulatory

We have prepared more detailed privacy notices for some of our services, to provide you with additional information about how we use personal information. Authorisations under the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018   Flooding Gateway   Floodline Flood Risk Management in Scotland – 2018 publication of NRFA and PVA    National Fraud Initiative (NFI) Exercise 2020/21  

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