Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance
5. THE STAG REPORT
5.1.1 All STAG study submissions to the Scottish Government and/or its agency Transport Scotland must be incorporated in the STAG Report. The STAG Report must reflect that STAG is one continuous process and the format of the STAG Report must follow the structure of the Guidance:
- Introduction;
- Analysis of Problems and Opportunities;
- Objective Setting;
- Option Generation, Sifting and Development;
- Part 1 Appraisal;
- Part 2 Appraisal;
- Cost to Government;
- Risk and Uncertainty;
- Option Summary Table;
- Monitoring Plan;
- Evaluation Plan; and
- Conclusions.
5.1.2 The aim of the STAG Report is to provide a concise summary of the work undertaken to demonstrate that the process of STAG has been followed. Whilst the report should be concise, the size of the report will be determined by the complexity of the transport planning exercise undertaken. For this reason specific guidelines on the size of reports are not included in this Guidance.
5.1.3 The STAG Report is intended to act as a summary of technical reports completed throughout a STAG study and, as such, the principal audience should be viewed as the public. Where appropriate, the STAG Report should refer to the availability of technical reports, but should not normally include such technical reports.
5.1.4 All information contained in the STAG Report should be easy to read, that is, it should be clear, use non-technical language and present information in a logical manner using appropriate maps, diagrams or other illustration tools.
5.1.5 A commentary on the contribution of option(s), satisfactorily completing the Part 2 Appraisal, to the Government’s Purpose must be included in the STAG Report. This should be presented as part of the information included within an Option Summary Table (OST). The Technical Database provides detailed guidance on preparing a OST.
5.1.6 Option Summary Table (OST). The Technical Database provides detailed guidance on preparing an OST.
The STAG Report: Key Points
All STAG study submissions to the Scottish Government and/or its agency Transport Scotland must be incorporated in the STAG Report. The format of the Report must follow the process of STAG:
- Introduction;
- Analysis of Problems and Opportunities;
- Objective Setting;
- Option Generation, Sifting and Development;
- Part 1 Appraisal;
- Part 2 Appraisal;
- Cost to Government;
- Risk and Uncertainty;
- Option Summary Table;
- Monitoring Plan;
- Evaluation Plan; and
- Conclusions.
