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

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