UNISON is the largest
trade union in the Scottish Water Industry and members belong to the Scottish
Water Branch. This branch is organised into sections representing members in the
main operational areas. The branch sends representatives to the Scottish Water
Service Group, which is responsible for representing members within UNISON structures,
agreeing policy and managing external relations. From 1 April 2002 the water
industry in Scotland is administered by a public corporation Scottish Water
accountable to the Scottish Executive. Scottish Water employs nearly 6000 staff
with a turnover in excess of £600m, on an asset base valued at between £16-20bn.
The commercial and customer regulator is the Water Industry Commissioner
for Scotland. The Drinking Water Quality Regulator regulates drinking water and
environmental regulation is carried out by the Scottish Environmental Protection
Agency (SEPA). Scotland's publicly owned water and sewerage services are
currently threatened by a combination of competition, huge staff cuts and creeping
privatisation. These threats are explained in UNISON Scotland publications and
press releases available on this site.
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Scotland's
public service union
