How do Scotland's people make the most of opportunities presented by land reform?

Background

Question Group: Focused on strengthening Scotland’s rural and island communities, by improving understanding of service delivery, investment and land reform, alongside the characteristics of diverse rural and island areas. Aims to empower rural and island communities through innovative and place-based research methods, and provision of the right data and tools, to ensure that they can thrive.

Sub-questions: - Are there geographical disparities in which communities have benefited from land reform, and which have not, and what differentiates them?
- What are the most important support mechanisms in place for community ownership - insitutional public sector support? What are the gaps?
- What support or help is needed after the buyout to support community ownership (from public sector and third sector)? Are there specific interventions (e.g. governance) which arise repeatedly for communities owning land?
- Would other governance mechanisms and approaches to land reform better suit communities and citizens?
- What has been the wider social impact of decisions to take land or other assets into community owners, and how has that compared to initial assessments or business cases?
- How have policies like LRRS and guidence for community engagement impacted the quality of engagement between landowners and local communities over time?
- Is there any difference in impact/outputs between public bodies and private sector in terms of supporting land reform through LRRS etc? / Are public bodies delivering the LRRS?
- What is the role/impact of communities taking on responsibilities over land, assets or services without ownership? What are the risks/benefits?

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Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Environment natural resources agriculture research strategy 2027 2032

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