Adrian Stott wrote:
> Creating NINA would at a stroke allow an integrated system of
> navigation charges. IWA has been asking for this for only 50 years.
>
> I'm sure NINA would/will be built on BW. At its last restructuring,
> BW was redesigned specifically as a navigation authority.
But the majority of its Board (I believe) were apponted for their business
expertise (especially in the propert business) rather than their
navigational expertise.
> I also want it out of DEFRA, although I'm not sure how best it should
> report to its shareholder.
If my model were adopted, with separation of NINA from a Waterways Property
Board, then NINA should sit alongside the Highways Agencay and the Maritime
and Coastguard Agency (assuming they are both in the same governmental
niche, which I bet they're not), Anyway either TRansport (my preference) or
the DTI (or whatever that's called nowadays). The WPB (apt acronym) should
sit alongside the (former?) Property Services Agency, probably under the
Treasury. That's the real arm'slength that we need, IMO.
>I believe it would be unreasonable to
> expect the government to start again and produce yet another outfit.
> It really is most likely to retain BW, perhaps modifying it in minor
> ways.
Such as removing its navigational responsibilities.
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