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COMMISSION BOARD APPROVES ACTION TO ACCELERATE THE PROCESSING OF CASEWORK WITHIN CROFTING COMMISSION  The Board of the Crofting Commission confirmed a range of measures being implemented around the way certain cases are handled in order to improve efficiency and turnaroun...

The Crofting Commission has today, Thursday 17th of August 2023, announced new procedures for the processing of applications, which will come into effect on the 1st of September 2023. To drive future efficiencies and allow staff more time to focus on those applications which c...

Crofting Commission Welcomes Scottish Land Match Service Crofting Resource The Crofting Commission has today, Monday 7th August, welcomed the addition of crofting opportunities to the Scottish Land Matching Service.  A bespoke service for crofting has been developed in...

Historically, the Crofting Commission Assessors played an important role between the Commission and local crofting since 1955. During this time the role has changed significantly, and so the working title of the role has been changed to ‘Crofting Commission Area Representat...

The Crofting Commission has today, Monday 12th of June, 2023 announced that it has launched its digital application system for a range of its application types to the public after a period of testing and evaluation. Crofters and their agents can now apply digitally for Assignatio...

We are pleased to announce that our digital applications system is now live to the public, and better than ever. All crofters or their agents can now submit a range of our applications digitally, which includes uploading a PDF or scanned paper form directly to us. More digital ty...

CROFTING COMMISSION REMINDS CROFTERS THAT THEY MUST RETURN THEIR ANNUAL NOTICE (CENSUS) The Crofting Commission has today (Monday 13th of March 2023), reminded crofters that it is a legal requirement to complete the annual notice, also known as the annual crofting census, befo...

The Crofting Commission has today, (Monday 13th of March 2023) published its new Corporate Plan, which has been approved by the Scottish Government. The plan will span the period of 2023 to 2028 and hopes to be ambitious, practical and show resilience for the continued work of...

The Crofting Commission’s Area Representatives 2023 is the year in which our current team of Assessors end their term of office and the Commission is looking to recruit a new team, to be renamed Crofting Commission Area Representatives, to work with crofters, their commu...

CROFTING COMMISSION ANNOUNCES FORTHCOMING RECRUITMENT OF NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER The Chief Executive of the Crofting Commission, Bill Barron, has today, Wednesday 8th of February 2023, announced his intention to step down as CEO in September 2023. Commenting today ...