Question reference: S6W-14621
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 3 February 2023
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Current status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 28 February 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether specific funding has been allocated to SEPA to allow it to prosecute any retailers in breach of Deposit Return Scheme regulations.
Answer
SEPA is the scheme regulator but cannot prosecute retailers as this responsibility rests with Police Scotland and their counterparts elsewhere in the UK. As such, they have not been allocated funding for this purpose.