The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has reported that public complaints have allowed SEPA to uncover and stop illegal waste activity. SEPA has noted that numerous Waste Management Exemptions (WMEs) have been removed from the site operators due to activities taking place at the site not meeting the terms of the WMEs.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are seeking views on proposed changes to how environmental activities are regulated in Scotland. This is in line with efforts to improve environmental regulation. According to SEPA, the latest consultations on regulatory charging and standard conditions present an opportunity for businesses to have their say and help SEPA ensure environmental regulation remains fair and proportionate. The consultation on charging closes on 13 October 2024 and standard conditions closes on 24 November 2024.

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The three European Supervisory Authorities (the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority—ESAs) have published a joint opinion on the assessment of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), in which they call for a ‘coherent sustainable finance framework that caters for both the green transition and enhanced consumer protection, taking into account the lessons learned from the functioning of the SFDR’.

Société Française d’Énergie Nucléaire (French equivalent of the NI: Nuclear Institute).

Société Française d’Énergie Nucléaire - Jeune Génération (French equivalent of the YGN: Young Generation Network).

Springfields Fuels Limited (see Springfields)

Law360, London: The head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) called for the UK to pay whistleblowers in economic crime cases, admitting on 10 December 2024 that investigators are 'scrambling in the dark' to get to the heart of complex cases as momentum grows for a government review of the issue.

The Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) Chief Capability Officer, Michelle Crotty, has delivered a keynote speech at the 2023 Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime. In the speech, Crotty recaps the SFO’s achievements and key activities over the last five years under the directorship of Lisa Osofsky. These achievements and activities include securing 29 convictions over the last five years, strengthening of international relationships, internal reform and taking on the recommendations of independent reviews and being recognised by HM Crown Prosecution Services Inspectorate for the good progress made by the SFO. Additionally, Crotty has welcomed the support the SFO has received from the Government and the expected passing of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill which will give the SFO greater powers. Crotty concluded her speech by highlighting the SFO’s recruitment drive to fill vacancies with permanent staff.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced that its Director, Nick Ephgrave QPM, will retire at the end of March 2026. Ephgrave will remain in post until that time, with an interim director to be appointed pending a formal recruitment process for his successor. His retirement follows 38 years of public service in UK law enforcement.

Law360, London: The Serious Fraud Office said Tuesday it is expanding the use of its artificial intelligence (AI) tool to examine documents in complex cases after the tool helped it uncover an international bribery scheme by Rolls-Royce PLC in 2017.