Question reference: S6W-04011
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 28 October 2021
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Current status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost is of designing and implementing the new SEPA registration system for its Deposit Return Scheme.
Answer
Capital and resource funding for SEPA’s programme to plan, track, and deliver the regulator function for Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), including development and delivery of a digital producer registration service, is agreed between SEPA and the Scottish Government as part of the annual Budget process.
Once DRS goes live, the annual registration fee paid by producers with a turnover of greater than £85,000 per year will cover the cost of ongoing maintenance of the registration service and regulation of the scheme.