DRAFT Report and Financial Statements 2022
The directors are pleased to present their annual directors’ report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 December 2022, which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a trustees’ report and accounts for Charity Law purposes.
Advice Note on the Planning System
We regularly give advice on various topics relating to our work and objectives and also respond to many enquiries from our members and the general public. This document provides general information on the Planning System
Deposit Return and Hospitality
Hospitality businesses where drinks are either consumed on the premises or taken away for off-site consumption will see an immediate financial benefit from deposit return. In addition, decreases in litter will make Scotland more appealing to tourists. This will provide a much needed boost for an industry that has been hard hit in recent years, while improving the environment for Scottish residents and visitors alike
NGO Letter to Secretary of State for Scotland
Dear Secretary of State, We, the undersigned organisations, have the support of well over 500,000 members, supporters and volunteers across
Deposit Return: the facts
Published March 7th 2023 Deposit return has become a topic of considerable discussion over the last few months. Here are
LINK letter to Minister and Chief Planner on Hilltracks
This letter from Scottish Environment LINK, which APRS contributed to, was sent to the Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth and the Chief Planner to ask that Hilltracks be considered in the review of Permitted Development Rights.
The Story of National Parks Policy in Scotland
If you are interested in the story of National Parks Policy in Scotland you can find an archive of reports, and other documents here:
Links to National Parks
Websites for National Parks and organisations associated with them
Deposit Return Briefing for MSPs 2023
This briefing was written for the debate in the Scottish Parliament on 23 February 2022. This briefing is in support of the scheme from APRS, which has been running the Have You Got The Bottle? campaign for deposit return since 2015