Annex B

Roles and responsibilities

The Scottish Government and Transport Scotland 

  • Responsible for Scottish planning policy.
  • Responsible for devolved transport policy and legislation.
  • Responsible for Scotland’s Vision for public EV charging infrastructure.
  • Responsible for Just Transition policy.
  • Responsible for highways and trunk roads.
  • Supports regulatory assessments by monitoring the market and proposing new policy instruments.

The UK Government, including the UK Department for Transport (DfT) and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV)

  • Responsible for the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023, which cover payment, reliability, and pricing transparency of public EV charging.
  • Responsible for policy and planning for the UK energy network.
  • Leads a four-nation approach to the Vehicle Emission Trading Scheme (VETS), phasing out the sale of petrol and diesel cars and vans, and mandating increased EV sales.

British Standards Institute (BSI)

  • Responsible for setting industry-wide standards, including in particular the PAS1899 standard for accessible charge points.

Charge Point Operators (CPOs)

  • Responsible for funding, building, and operating public EV charging infrastructure.
  • Set tariffs and ensure accessibility, safety, and customer service.

Consumer Scotland

  • An independent statutory body established by the Scottish Parliament to advocate for consumers and represent their interests.

Disability and accessibility charities and NGOs

  • Responsible for providing non-statutory guidance on accessible charging infrastructure.
  • Address street clutter and interaction with pedestrians and vulnerable road users.

Utilities

  • Responsible for electricity transmission and distribution, network connections and supply upgrades. Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) specifically look after lower-voltage connections to the distribution network.

Electric Vehicle Association Scotland (EVAS)

  • Represents the interests of electric vehicle users in Scotland.

Energy Saving Trust (EST)

  • Responsible for stakeholder engagement and managing of consumer incentives on behalf of the Scottish Government.

Forums through which local authorities engage on public EV infrastructure:

  • COSLA: Comprising all 32 Scottish local authorities, responsible for providing political leadership for all local authorities.
  • Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) Scotland: Supports local authorities in transitioning to EV fleets and alternative fuels, focusing on decarbonising public sector transportation and waste management services to meet Scotland's climate goals.
  • Heads of Planning Scotland (HOPS): Comprising senior planning officers from local authorities and national park authorities, promotes planning at local and national levels by providing a forum for discussion and study of planning issues.
  • Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS): A group for Scotland's local authorities' facilities and buildings professionals, focused on ensuring that building projects meet regulatory standards and providing guidance to verifiers, designers, and the public.
  • The Scottish Collaboration of Transport Specialists (SCOTS): Comprising Scotland’s 32 local authorities and seven regional transport partnerships, collaborates to enhance transportation policy, professional development, and infrastructure safety.

Landowners

  • Responsible for providing land or access to enable charge point operators to build and operate public EV charging infrastructure.

Local Authorities – 32 individual authorities in Scotland

  • Responsible for local roads.
  • Responsible for local planning policy.
  • Responsible for local public EV charging strategy and expansion plans, setting out local public charging requirements and approaches to attract private investment.
  • Key landowner (roads, public car parks, and buildings) that can enable on- and off-street public EV charging.
  • Responsible for access to road works.

Motability Scotland

  • Has two arms: Operations and Charity. The Charity arm advocates for improved mobility access, while Operations is the commercial arm that ensures eligible disabled people can lease vehicles. It is the largest fleet provider of electric vehicles in Scotland.

Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)

  • Enforces the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023, aiming to ensure a consistent and positive consumer experience when using public EV charge points.

Other public bodies

  • Represent the interests of sustainability and tourism through organisations such as Nature Scot, Visit Scotland etc. 

Scottish Futures Trust (SFT)

  • Responsible for providing market information from CPOs and DNOs on behalf of the Scottish Government.

Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA)

  • Responsible for encouraging, promoting, and protecting the interests of its members in the motor trade industry across Scotland.

Scottish Road Works Commissioner (SRWC)

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

  • An independent non-ministerial department that promotes competitive markets and tackles unfair behaviour in the UK.