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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 Outsourcing of Pr

Privacy Policy

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Entrepreneurial Scotland Sustainable Growth Agreement

Find information about our Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) with Entrepreneurial here.

Find information about our Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) with Entrepreneurial here. Entrepreneurial Scotland (ES) is at the forefront of a movement to make Scotland the most entrepreneurial society in the world. This Sustainable Growth Agreement presents an opportunity to model what the most entrepreneurial society in the world may look like, to drive entrepreneurial leadership in an area of public and private sector collaboration and to unlock value in the process of addressing

Emergency response planning

In the event of an incident involving the release of radioactivity to the environment, it’s our role to assess the impacts of the incident and advise on clean-up. You can report an incident involving radioactive material or radioactive waste by calling SEPA's 24 hour pollution hotline on 0800 807 060 The extent of our involvement in a radioactive incident depends on the nature and scale of the inc

Nuclear industry

nuclear industry

nuclear industry We regulate the management of radioactive substances, including those from the nuclear industry. This page provides information on the regulation of the nuclear industry. What is the nuclear industry? The nuclear industry includes power stations that generate electricity from a nuclear reactor, nuclear sites undergoing decommissioning and some defence activities. How do we regulate the nuclear ind

Renewable

Information on the different types of renewable power and our role in regulating them.

Information on the different types of renewable power and our role in regulating them. Scottish Government has made decarbonisation of the energy system by 2050 a core aspect of the Scottish Energy Strategy and commits us to ensuring that by 2030, the equivalent of 50% of the total energy for Scotland’s heat, transport and electricity consumption would be supplied from renewable sources and Scotland’s Climate Change Plan sets out an ambitious trajectory for decarbonising heat, where

Sustainable Growth Agreements

Sustainable Growth Agreements (SGAs) are voluntary formal agreements between SEPA and an organisation (or organisations) that focus on practical action to deliver environmentally positive outcomes.

Sustainable Growth Agreements (SGAs) are voluntary formal agreements between SEPA and an organisation (or organisations) that focus on practical action to deliver environmentally positive outcomes. Sustainable Growth Agreements (SGAs) are voluntary formal agreements between SEPA and an organisation (or organisations) that focus on practical action to deliver environmentally positive outcomes. Through an SGA, SEPA can help organisations collaborate with experts, innovators and stakeholders to improve their environmental performance whilst continuing to facilitate commercial and social success

Aquaculture Regulatory

The role of regulation in aquacultire and the process for applying for a licence to operate a fish farm.

The role of regulation in aquacultire and the process for applying for a licence to operate a fish farm. Emamectin Benzoate position The below statement sets out our interim position on the environmental standards that we will apply when assessing new applications to discharge or increase volumes of in-feed sea lice medicine containing emamectin benzoate. We have requested that the UK Technical Advisory Group (UKTAG) consider all the available scientific evidence and make recommendations to Scottish

Invasive non-native species

What are invasive non-native species? Non-native species (NNS) are plants and animals which have been introduced (accidentally or deliberately) outside of their native range through human activity. Many non-native species contribute positively to our lives, as livestock, crops, timber, garden plants or pets. However, a small proportion (10-15%) of non-native species spread rapidly and cause damage

Superglass Sustainable Growth Agreement

Find information about our Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) with Superglass here.

Find information about our Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) with Superglass here. Through this Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA), SEPA and Superglass have agreed to work collaboratively to deliver powerful environmental performance. The agreement aims to enable Superglass to further move its business towards long-term prosperity (environmental, social and economic success) by identifying opportunities for Superglass to go beyond compliance and develop new and innovative produc

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