SEPA Issues Consultation For New Approach To Technically Competent Management Assessment
15 July 2011
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is consulting on a new approach to the assessment of technically competent management at licensed waste management facilities
The requirement for a licence holder to provide technically competent management at a site is part of the test of whether an applicant is "fit and proper" to hold a Waste Management Licence.
The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 now provide for greater flexibility in how technically competent management is demonstrated.
The response to the consultation will reportedly be used to determine SEPA's approach and to produce the final version of a guidance document.
SEPA have created a number of questions and have called for answers from within the industry along with any other comments regarding the content of the draft guidance.
Do you agree that SEPA should continue to recognise COTC's issued by WAMITAB as evidence of technical competence?
Questions
Do you agree that SEPA should continue to recognise COTC's issued by WAMITAB as evidence of technical competence?
Are you likely to seek SEPA's approval for another scheme for demonstrating technical competence?
Do you agree that statement of experience needs to assess knowledge and experience independently of each other?
Do you consider the format for the referees statements to be appropriate?
Response or queries to this consultation should be submitted no later than Friday 16th September 2011 by e-mail to Andrew.Sullivan@sepa.org.uk, or by mail to:
Technically Competent Management Consultation
FAO: Andrew Sullivan
National Operations Waste Unit
SEPA Corporate Office
Erskine Court
Stirling FK9 4TR
SEPA may wish to publish responses to this consultation paper. If so, all responses will be made public unless a respondent specifically asks for their response to be treated confidentially. Confidential responses may be included in any statistical summary of numbers of responses received or views expressed.
Respondents should be aware that SEPA is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and would therefore have to consider any request
made to it under the Act for information relating to responses made to this consultation exercise.
Following the closing date, all responses will be considered prior to publication of the final version of the guidance document.
If you wish to discuss the draft guidance in more detail, please contact Adrian Bond in the first instance on 01355 574200.
