Organisation
British Waterways operated from headquarters in Watford, with additional administrative offices in Leeds and thirteen regional waterway offices.
At the strategic level, there were ten non-executive board members, who were led by the chairman Tony Hales, and appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Scottish Government (eight by the former and two by the latter). In addition, there were nine executive directors led by Robin Evans, the Chief Executive.
At a regional level, British Waterways was divided into thirteen regional waterways; each appointed a waterways manager. These regions were:
- Scotland (Highlands)
- Scotland (Lowlands)
- North West Waterways
- North East Waterways
- Manchester and Pennine Waterways
- North Wales and Borders Waterways
- West Midlands Waterways
- Central Shires Waterways
- East Midlands Waterways
- South Wales and Severn Waterways
- South East Waterways
- Kennet and Avon Waterways
- London Waterways
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