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

SEPA is evolving in an increasingly complex world

We want to deliver multiple benefits for sustainable development

• 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?

Better Regulation: a new integrated regulatory model which rewards best practice

SEPA is developing a new funding model, based on the polluter pays principle

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