and promotes the interests of crofting in Scotland
to secure the future of crofting.
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill - Call for views
29/06/2015
RURAL AFFAIRS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE- LAND REFORM (SCOTLAND) BILL - CALL FOR VIEWS
Background
The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee wants to hear from you on the general principles of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill which the Scottish Government introduced on 22 June 2015. The Bill and its associated documents can be viewed online via this link—
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/90675.aspx
And you can read more about the Committee’s scrutiny of the Bill here—
www.scottish.parliament.uk/land-reform-bill
And watch a short video about the Committee’s work on the Bill here—
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HRjiggLUXM
The Bill contains proposed legislative changes affecting land ownership and management; sporting rates; deer management; core path access and agricultural holdings, and the Committee is keen to hear views from as many people across Scotland as possible on these very important issues.
How to respond
Before responding, please read our policy: Parliament’s policy on handling information received in response to calls for evidence) and note the following—
- please keep your written response as concise as possible;
- please clearly indicate on your response what part(s) of the Bill you are responding to;
- the written response should be provided electronically in MS Word format (please note, there is no need to provide a confirmatory hard copy) to landreformbill@scottish.parliament.uk.
The Committee welcomes written evidence in English, Gaelic or any other language. If you do wish to make a hard copy submission, please address it to—
Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
Room T3.40
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
The deadline for responses is Friday 14 August 2015.
What happens next?
The Committee will take oral evidence on the Bill at public Committee meetings between September and November 2015, including two meetings outside of Edinburgh. The Committee will also visit different parts of the country to meet and engage with as many individuals and organisations that may be affected by the Bill or that have views on the Bill, as possible.
The Committee will then publish a report of its views on the general principles of the Bill to the Scottish Parliament before the end of the year.
Many thanks,
Nick Hawthorne
Senior Assistant Clerk
Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
