Publication - Independent report
Deposit return scheme: gateway review report - March 2023
Evidence-based snapshot of the status of the Deposit and Return Scheme (DRS) for Scotland programme carried out by an independent review team in March 2023.
Annex E
Documentation provided to the Review Team
Scottish Government Documents
| Pre-reading documents | Document or link |
|---|---|
| Regulations | The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020 (legislation.gov.uk) |
| Background- BRIA | Document |
| Background - Full Business Case | Document |
| System Wide Assurance Group ToR | Document |
| System Wide Assurance Group Minutes from meeting 11 | Document |
| System Wide Assurance Group Minutes from meeting 12 | Document |
| System Wide Assurance Group Minutes from meeting 12 | Document |
| System Wide Assurance Group Action log | Document |
| Executive Oversight Group ToR | Document |
| Executive Oversight Group Minutes from meeting 2 | Document |
| May Gateway Review | Document |
| October Assurance Gateway Review | Document |
| Critical Path | Document |
| Risk Log | Document |
| Minister letter re. changes to exemptions Dec' 22 | Deposit return scheme update: letter to Scottish Parliament Committee - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) |
| Operational Issues from Stakeholders | Document |
| NZET Committee Meeting- Internal Markets Act | Document |
| Background- DRS Slide pack- rationale and benefits | Document |
| DRS online takeback proposal | Document |
| Potential DRS Regulation amendments | Document |
| 27.2 DRS - deposits and pricing - Letter to SCOTTS | Document |
| 7.3 Response from SCOTTS Letter on Pricing of Deposits | Document |
| Deposit Return scheme note for Gateway review on legal background | Document |
| Email from Scotland Food and Drink | Document |
| DRS MSP briefing Jan 2023 SIBA | Document |
| Letter to First Minister from Scotland Food & Drink – Deposit Return Scheme – Feb 23 | Document |
| Co-signed urgent letter to Minister - DRS - 27 Feb 2023 | Document |
| DRS MSP Follow-Up | Document |
SEPA Documents
| Number of document | Pre-reading documents | Document or link |
|---|---|---|
| Project implementation document | Document | |
| High level implementation plan/Plan on a Page | Document | |
| Digital workstream plan (subject to review once CSL shared RLG's revised | Document | |
| Summary of current risks and issues on the SEPA project | Document | |
| Service Design and User Journeys | ||
| 1. | User Centred Design plan v0.4 (this is a working document that is subject to regular review and update). | |
| 2. | User Journey for Direct Registration | |
| 3. | User Journey for Check the Register | |
| 4. | Workshop Journey for Scheme Administrator/CSL registrations | |
| 5. | Diagram of DRS 'who talks to who' which informed our early thinking around service design. | |
| How the service will work and how it will be delivered | ||
| 6. | Overview presentation of the registration service | |
| 7. | Application form outline | |
| 8. | SEPA steps (system/team/finance) in the Scheme Administrator Registration process | |
| 9. | Search the register prototype | |
| Business Process- how the team use the digital service | ||
| 10. | Direct registrations – the online registration business process | |
| 11. | Scheme Administrator/CSL registrations business process | |
| How SEPA provides advice | ||
| 12. | SEPA's regulatory approach, for a DRS obligated business audience. | |
| 12a. | DRS Compliance Strategy | |
| Large amount of guidance and advice published on the SEPA website, kept under constant review to identify any additional guidance required | https://www.sepa.org.uk/regulations/waste/deposit-return-scheme/faqs/ | |
| How SEPA addresses problems with the process or digital systems | ||
| 13. | SEPA/CSL Data sharing agreement | |
| SEPA DRS Regulatory Service Resource plan from go live | ||
| 14. | Presentation on DRS go live resource plan assessments, shared with SEPA's DRS Project Control Board 22/02/23 | |
CSL Documents
| Pre-reading documents | Document or link |
|---|---|
| Circularity Scotland Programme Board Update February 2023 | Document |
| Producer Agreement | Document |
| Return Point Collection Terms and Conditions | Document |
| RPO Blueprints | Document |
| Circularity Scotland website | https://circularityscotland.com/ |
| Support package for producers | https://circularityscotland.com/news/21- feb-2023 |
| CSL IT Presentation to Scot Gov 030323 v4 (Gateway Review) | Document |
Zero Waste Scotland Documents
| Pre-reading documents | Document or link |
|---|---|
| Exemption guidance documents | https://depositreturnscheme.zerowastescotland.org.uk/applications |
| DRS Exemptions Capability - Resilience Report | Document |
Contact
Email: DRSHub@gov.scot