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TransformationalTransformationalChange in SEPAChange in SEPA
James CurranJames CurranChief ExecutiveChief Executive8 March 20138 March 2013
Who we are
• Non Departmental Public Body, est. 1996
• Scotland’s & Gov’s env’nmental pollution “watchdog” & advisor & flood warning agency
• 1200 staff
• 22 offices
• c£80m budget
• ….going through change; alignment and reform of public sector; focussing on outcomes
What we do
Our responsibilities are to regulate: • Activities that may pollute water;• Activities that may pollute air;• Storage, transport and disposal of
waste; and• Keeping and disposal of radioactive
waste
…and…
• We are Scotland’s Flood Warning agency
• We are a Civil Contingency Responder, Cat 1
• We work in partnership with companies and communities across Scotland
• …to..
Protect Scotland’s environment and public health
• Re-engineered science
• Better environmental regulation
• A new funding model
• A new approach based on ecosystem services
• Citizen science
How are we going to do this?
65% of consultees support a move to a risk-
based approach to charging.
65%
22%
9%
4%
Yes Merged No No Decision No Comment
Ecosystem services…
Ecosystem services in Scotland worth c.£23billion/year
(£9,400/household/year)
Environmental protection costs c.£350m/year
(£150/household/year)
Cost : Benefit for environmental protection of 1:66
Benefitting from level playing field
Environment
Clean air
Clean water
Land and soil
Stable climate
Nutrient recycling etc
Businesses
covered
by
environmental
regulation
Benefitting from clean, safe, sustainable environment
Impacting via resource flows
Impacting via pollution
Environmental protection, secures benefits, controls impacts
…more than value for money!
CitizenScience‘involving people in
collecting observations /measurements about the
natural environment’
Other Government
agencies
SNHpaper to see
how CS activity fits with broader
agendas of
SNH.
CAMERASDevelop CS through the
Scottish monitoring
strategy
Forestry Commission
Runs forest
schools initiative
MetOffice
Weather on the
Web initiative
SEPA
Develop CS strategy for
SEPA R&D programme- Support
Senior scientist
CS projects - Air pollution- Young people- Riverfly
FundingProcess
Scope out how initiatives can be
financially
supported
Partnerships&
Projects… and many more
ECT partnership
OPALEU
expansion
Envrecording
by charities
SEWeb
Gateway‘to projects and a platform for
data input, display and use’
Prioritiseareas where CS projects could
be encouraged/
stimulated
Work in partnership
Establish partnership to
engage the
public in CS
SupportGuidance and
training to support effective
public
monitoring
UK EOF CS project
Dot.rural
Citi-senseFP7
EducationScotland
Developing how the CfE can be
delivered
through CS
SNIFFERCreate CS mapping
The Conservation
Volunteers (TCV)
NaturalTalent
‘growing taxonomic
skills’
Scotland Counts
‘on the ground delivery of
citizen science’
NaturalCommunities
‘community engagement
aspects of which can be delivered
through CS’
Engaging citizens in their environment through citizen science
Connections to Public Health
White Cart Water flood prevention scheme upstream storage areas that hold back the flood water mean lower walls downstream in Glasgow
Public or citizen action
Positive action by the public to protect and improve the environment’.
The LIFE Project seeks to test the premise that public engagement in monitoring or action can influence environmental attitudes and behaviours.
New Agency structure
CEOJames Curran
Chief OfficerOrganisational
GovernanceAllan Reid
Chief OfficerOrganisational
ResourcesFiona Martin
Executive DirectorDavid Pirie
Acting Chief OfficerFinance
Jennifer Welsh
Executive DirectorCalum MacDonald
Portfolio includes:- Transformational Change- National Operations x 2- Regulation x 3- Legal- Business Development- FCS Administration- FCS SEPA Contact Centre
Portfolio includes:- Ecology- Chemistry- Hydrology- Environmental Strategy- Environmental Quality- FCS Information Services- Business Development- FCS Programme Office- FCS Risk- FCS Internal Audit
Portfolio includes:- Executive support- Strategic Partnerships- Clerk to the Board- Communications- FCS Corporate Legal Services- FCS Resilience
Portfolio includes:- Organisational Development- Human Resources- Learning & Development- FCS Facilities, Estates & Procurement- Health & Safety
Portfolio includes:- FCS Financial Governance- FCS Financial Services- FCS Management Accounts- FCS External Audit
CHAIRMAN ANDAGENCY BOARD
What next?
• Continuing transformational change programme
• Angus Smith Building migration in July 2013
• Bill planning and delivery of new regulatory model
• Engagement and delivery