Water industry: Delivery Assurance Group

Overview

The Delivery Assurance Group (DAG) ensures that the water industry is delivering on the objectives we set and provides assurance to Scottish Ministers.

We both chair and operate the DAG. The group meets four times per year and operates at a strategic level.

View the DAG's:

• governance explanatory note
• terms of reference 2021 to 2027
• archived reports

The group was formed in September 2019. In September 2023, it became part of the Water Industry: Scottish Government Investment Group.

Related groups

• Water industry: Scottish Government Investment Group
• Water industry: Investment Planning and Prioritisation Group

Members

• Jon Rathjen, Deputy Director, Scottish Government
• Barry Greig, Team Leader, Scottish Government
• Ruby Keddie, Policy Officer, Scottish Government
• Sue Petch, Drinking Water Quality Regulator (DWQR)
• Alex Plant, Chief Executive, Scottish Water
• Simon Parsons, Director of Strategic Customer Service Planning, Scottish Water
• Mark Dickson, Director of Capital Investment, Scottish Water
• Ian Buchanan, Chief Officer Compliance & Beyond, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• Duncan Robertson, Water Industry Unit, SEPA
• Rob Morris, Senior Manager Compliance & Beyond, SEPA
• Alan Sutherland, Chief Executive, Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS)
• Gail Walker, Water Policy Team Manager, Consumer Scotland
• Niki Maclean, Director, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO)

Publications