WasteDataFlow and LATS 2005/6 audit and reconciliations

Heather BarkerTechnical Advisor

Headlines 2005/6

100% of authorities used WDF and completed returns by 30 September

100% of authorities were within their BMW targets

6 authorities traded or borrowed in order to meet their targets

Reporting

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Produced by EPSIM, Defra

Auditing - Enviros validation

Produced by EPSIM, Defra

Actual validation profile (L35) for 2005/6

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Q2 & Q1deadline Q3 deadline Q4 deadline

The Agency’s role

Audit data - qualitative assessment, final destinations, reject rates, landfill tonnages

Provide a draft reconciliation - for trading

Retire final accounts and move WDF data into public domain (level 40)

Fran LoweLATS Policy Manager

Pam ela MardonTechnical Advisor 2

Keith BatesTechnical Advisor 2

TemporaryData Officer

TemporaryData Officer

Heather BarkerTechnical Advisor 1

Sue StocksNational Once Technical Manager

The LATS Team

What happens to your data?

Data HubAuthorities notified by WDF that validation is

complete and data loaded onto hubLevel 35

EAReconciliations

sent to authorities

Check accuracy,

quality and consistency of

data

Environment Agency Audit Qualitative checks - final destinations, reject

rates and cross-boundary movementRegs require audit to be completed within 5

months of end of quarter

AuthorityEnter data level 20 authorise to level 30

Enviros Validation Quantitative check of

trends/anomalies and discrepancies

EA report performance

to Defra

EA report performance

to Defra

EA report perfromance

to Defra

AuthorityAmends rolled down data as

necessaryValidation needs to be

completed within 1 month

•99 Authorities got data to level 35 on time - all received draft reconciliation by 31 Aug

•12 Authorities provided late data - all received draft reconciliation by 6 Sep

•10 Authorities with very late data - received a final reconciliation figure on 2 October

Reconciliation

•Heads up to local authorities on performance

•Period of one month when authorities can trade/borrow to hit targets

•Opportunity to disagree if ‘a fundamental and major error’ has occurred.

•3 Authorities successful under above criteria

The purpose of the reconciliation

•108 Authorities have agreed - data rolled up level 40 accounts retired within trading registry

•42 Authorities queried their draft reconciliation

•13 Authorities disagreed with the reconciliation

•Publication of annual LATS report 10 Nov - awaiting outcome of disputes

Current status on reconciliations

•Improve selection lists for final destinations

•Improve validation process

•2006/7 amend mass balance for rejects to efw

•Mass balance calculation - UAs on WDF

•Mass balance calculation - WDAs (discussion)

Finally,Suggestions for improvements