The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is in the process of determining an application by Scottish and Southern Energy’s (SSE) to modify flows within areas of the Tay and Spey catchments in order to improve the quality of some rivers as required by the European Water Framework Directive.

Dr Paul Leinster, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency has flagged up the implementation of the Agency’s new two tier structure at a national and area level and  a new Executive management structure via the Environment Agency’s official blog.

The water industry regulator has set out its expectations for the information that water companies in England and Wales will publish about how they are meeting Ofwat’s principles for Board leadership,transparency and governance.

The collection and control of massive amounts of personal data are a source of market power for the biggest players in the global market for internet services, said the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) today.

The chief executives of the UK’s nine economic regulators have joined together to launch the UK Regulators Network (UKRN), tasked with improving coordination across regulated sectors to enhance investment and efficiency for the benefit of consumers.