Scottish Canals
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Scottish Canals logo | |
| Motto | Destinations for leisure, sport and investment. |
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| Predecessor | British Waterways |
| Formation | 2 July 2012 |
| Type | Government-owned corporation |
| Headquarters | Glasgow |
Region served | Scotland |
Chairman of Board | Andrew Thin |
Chief Executive | Steve Dunlop |
Staff | 247 |
| Website |
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Formerly called | British Waterways (Scotland) |
Scottish Canals is the public corporation of the Scottish Government responsible for managing the country's inland waterways. Formerly a division of British Waterways, it became a stand-alone public body of the Scottish Government on 2 July 2012.[1] Legally, the corporation is still referred to as the British Waterways Board, but in all other aspects it uses the brand Scottish Canals and intends to steadily roll out this brand over the network.[2]
Based in Glasgow, Scottish Canals runs the Caledonian, Crinan, Forth and Clyde, Monkland and Union Canals. It cares for 137 miles (220 km) of waterway network in total, including 17 reservoirs and the navigation rights to four lochs, including Loch Ness.
Status
The UK Government, which has responsibility for inland waterways in England and Wales, decided that the British Waterways division in those countries should become a charitable trust, the Canal & River Trust. However, the Scottish Government decided that canals in Scotland would remain publicly owned and British Waterways will continue to operate in Scotland as a statutory corporation trading as Scottish Canals. The Scottish Government is considering how Scottish Canals could work alongside Scottish Water, which is also publicly owned.[3]
References
- ↑ "Our Structure and Governance". Scottish Canals.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2012/13" (PDF). Scottish Canals. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ↑ "Scotland the Hydro Nation Consultation". Scottish Government. 1 February 2012.