The National Infrastructure Commission has begun the next phase of the UK’s first ever National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) - the call for evidence includes a range of questions on water and wastewater, (drainage and sewerage) and flood risk management.
The Commission has launched a 15 week call for evidence inviting all interested parties to submit evidence, ideas and solutions to shape the development of the NIA.
The NIC has also published its response to the consultation on the process and methodology of the NIA, which closed in August.
The Commission has also anounced the formation and membership of two new expert advisory groups – a Technical Panel and an Analytical Panel.
The expert advisory groups will:
- Act as a sounding board for emerging thinking and methodologies and provide the Commission with a range of perspectives related to its work
- Expose documents to additional scrutiny prior to publication
- Advise on the quality, limitations, and appropriate uses of research carried out by, or on behalf of the Commission
- Advise on specific issues and problems
- Help the Commission to establish and maintain relationships with other experts and stakeholders, where appropriate
Deputy Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, Sir John Armitt said:
"The National Infrastructure Assessment will be a world first in size and scope – and the Commission is absolutely committed to carrying it out in an open, transparent way, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders. Today we publish a new call for evidence in line with those principles.
How can infrastructure best support growth, how should we decide what we repair and what we build, and who should pay for it – these are the sorts of big questions we need to answer. That’s why the Commission is asking for your views across these and a range of issues as we launch the next stage of our National Infrastructure Assessment."
The call for evidence to provide input in to the development of the NIA, which will run for 15 weeks, poses a range of questions divided into; cross-cutting themes, transport, digital communications, energy, water and wastewater, (drainage and sewerage), flood risk management, and solid waste. Respondents are asked to email submissions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it no later than Friday 10 February 2017.
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