The Scottish Transport Emissions Partnership (STEP) was launched in October 2012 and it will work with internal and external stakeholders to improve and protect Scotland’s urban air quality, by communicating examples of best practice and promoting well-informed and open debate.

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John LambJohn Lamb
Scottish Environment Protection AgencyScottish Environment Protection Agency

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Mission StatementMission Statement
The Scottish Transport Emissions PartnershipThe Scottish Transport Emissions Partnership
(STEP) will seek to improve Scotland’s urban air(STEP) will seek to improve Scotland’s urban air
quality, through a combination of partnership workingquality, through a combination of partnership working
and close working relationships with keyand close working relationships with key
stakeholders and other interested parties.stakeholders and other interested parties.

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Group RemitGroup Remit
• Forum;Forum;
• good practice;good practice;
• technical support;technical support;
• research and/or training;research and/or training;
• feedback, information and advice ;feedback, information and advice ;
• assist local authorities;assist local authorities;
• collaborative approach;collaborative approach;
• other relevant stakeholder groups;other relevant stakeholder groups;
• short, medium and long term actions.short, medium and long term actions.

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DetailDetail
• MeetingsMeetings
• ChairChair
• Technical SecretariatTechnical Secretariat
• ExpensesExpenses
• MinutesMinutes
• Business requestsBusiness requests
• Reviewing remitReviewing remit

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• Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) (Chair)Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) (Chair)
• Transport Scotland (Secretariat)Transport Scotland (Secretariat)
• Road Haulage Association (RHA)Road Haulage Association (RHA)
• Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland (RTPI –Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland (RTPI –
Scotland)Scotland)
• Scottish GovernmentScottish Government
• Regional Transport PartnershipsRegional Transport Partnerships
• Representative from the South West Pollution GroupRepresentative from the South West Pollution Group
• Representative from South East Pollution GroupRepresentative from South East Pollution Group
• Representative from the Central and East Pollution GroupRepresentative from the Central and East Pollution Group
• Representative from North Pollution groupRepresentative from North Pollution group
• 20/20 Group – Transport sub-group20/20 Group – Transport sub-group
• Confederation for Passenger Transport (CPT)Confederation for Passenger Transport (CPT)

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Corresponding MembersCorresponding Members
• CommunicationCommunication
• Who?Who?

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