What we do

UKELA Scotland operates as a joint Devolved Administration committee and Working Party.  The committee organises a Scottish conference annually, which updates delegates on the big issues across Scotland in the year, whilst looking forward to what's on the horizon.

 

Meet the team 
  • Joanna Waddell, CMS (convenor)
  • Richard Leslie, Shepperd & Wedderburn (convenor)
  • Jamie Whittle, R & R Urquhart, Secretary
  • Prof Colin Reid, University of Dundee
  • Jeremy Warner, SEPA
  • Laura Tainsh, Davidson Chalmers Stewart
  • Robert Sutherland, Terra Firma Chambers
  • Ian Cowan, Highland Environmental Law

 

 

Joanna Waddell
Senior Associate at CMS Cameron McKenna
Nabarro Olswang LLP in Edinburgh
Richard Leslie
A partner at law firm Shepherd & Wedderburn
in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London

Recent responses to consultation papers 

  

Circular Economy Consultation Scottish Parliament

Posted on 29/09/2023
UKELA Scotland submitted a response to the Circular Economy Consult in August 2023.

  

Response to the Scottish Parliament on REUL Bill

Posted on 24/11/2022
UKELA submissions to the Scottish Parliament on the legislative consent memorandum for the retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

  

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Posted on 18/10/2022
UKELA's response to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on proposals for environmental outcomes report

  

Environmental Standards Scotland strategy consultation UKELA response

Posted on 16/08/2022
UKELA has submitted its response on 16 August 2022, welcoming the publication of the draft strategy. We also welcomed that ESS recognises that the environmental challenges facing Scotland are urgent and serious.

  

Response to Scotland's biodiversity strategy

Posted on 30/06/2022
UKELA's response to the Scottish Government’s Biodiversity Strategy consultation, led by the Governance and Devolution Group (June 2022)