Project Management and Partners

The current project management arrangement for WasteDataFlow (WDF) is set out below. This consists of the Project Management Board, the Operational Group and the User Group.

Project Management

The project is managed by Defra, in consultation with the devolved administrations. Responsibility for data collection, quality assurance and liaison with local authorities is devolved, as is publication of statistics and datasets.

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - overall responsibility for co-ordinating WDF in the UK. Responsible for implementation of the Waste Strategy for England, reporting on national waste recycling, reuse and composting targets.
• Scottish Environmental Protection Agency – monitoring authority in Scotland.
• Welsh Government – responsible for implementation of the Waste Strategy for Wales, and reporting on national waste recycling, reuse and composting targets.
• Natural Resources Wales - monitoring authority in Wales.
• Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) - responsible for the implementation of waste management policy in Northern Ireland.

WDF Operation Group

There is a WasteDataFlow Operational Group who is responsible for monitoring performance and operation of WasteDataFlow and for identifying and making proposals for enhancements. This includes representatives from:

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra);
• Welsh Government;
• Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (DAERA);
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA);
• Environment Agency (EA);
• Natural Resources Wales (NRW);
• Jacobs - WasteDataFlow managing agent for Defra.

WDF User Group – England

A WasteDataFlow User Group for local authorities in England meets approximately annually. The overall aim of these meetings is to make WasteDataFlow a successful data capture system with a high level of timely good quality data returns. A local authority can request to attend a User Group meeting by responding to information emails that are sent out or by contacting the WDF helpdesk.

Terms of Reference for the group are given here User Group ToR

England User Group Meetings

For the most recent User Group meeting details and minutes please head over to the News Page.

Origins of WasteDataFlow

WasteDataFlow went live in 2004 and was originally developed under the guidance of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Environmental Body - CIWM (EB), with funding from Biffaward and the Defra Landfill Tax Credit Scheme SWM Legacy Fund. Responsibility for co-ordinating the system in the UK sits with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

The following organisations and agencies expressed their support for the project.

• Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
• Scottish Executive
• Welsh Government
• Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (DAERA)
• Audit Commission
• Audit Scotland
• The Environment Agency (EA)
• Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)
• Local Government Association (LGA)
• Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
• Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA)
• Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC)
• National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO)
• Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
• Environmental Services Association (ESA)
• The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)