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Land Reform Consultation

Introduction

 Scottish Government has launched a consultation seeking views on the future Land Reform Bill. This consultation is important as it will affect all types of landowners and occupier in Scotland. Land reform is defined as ‘the ownership, management and use of land’.

This consultation covers questions on scale of land ownership,  rights and responsibilities relating to land, land sales and transparency. It also has questions relating to public funding for land owners.

Your input on this consultation is vital in shaping how NFUS responds to Scottish Government.

The full NFUS consultation document provides you with context that will help you consider your answers to the following questions. You can view this document here

(Please note-there is a separate survey for items relating to tenancies)

1.Please tell us your name.(Required.)
2.Please select your NFUS region(Required.)
3.Do you agree with the consultation criteria for defining a 'large scale' land holding?(Required.)
4.Do you agree that 'family farms' should be exempted from the criteria-even where they are of the required scale?(Required.)
5.Do you agree that the rules should also apply in an urban context?(Required.)
6.Do you think there should be a legal duty for large-scale landowners to comply with the Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement?(Required.)
7.Do you agree that there should be a formal complaints process for compliance with LRRS, with provision for independent adjudication and enforcement?(Required.)
8.Do you agree that only constituted organisations that have a connection to the local area or the natural environment should be able to report breaches?(Required.)
9.Who should deal with complaints?
(Required.)
10.Which options should be applied where there is a potential breach (please tick all that apply)(Required.)
11.Should penalties be financial, or linked to cross-compliance?
(Required.)
12.Do you agree that large-scale landowners (as defined in question 1) should have to publish Land Management Plans?(Required.)
13.If you answered 'yes' to question 12, what information should these contain?
14.Should a public interest test be applied to the sale of large-scale landholdings?(Required.)
15.Who should this test apply to?(Required.)
16.What are the advantages and disadvantages of apply a public interest test to sales of large scale landholdings?
17.In relation to local communities, what should their involvement be in large scale land transactions?
18.Do you agree that all land should be registered in the Land Register in order to receive public support? (This includes farm-related payments)(Required.)
19.Please tell us your reasons for your answer(Required.)
20.Do you agree that large-scale landowners should demonstrate compliance with Land Rights and Responsibilities and a Land Management Plan to be eligible for public support?(Required.)
21.Should the Scottish Government explore who can acquire a large scale landholding in Scotland?(Required.)
22.What are your thoughts on the role of taxation on the future of land reform in Scotland?
23.How could Scottish Government maximise benefits from natural capital to maximize community benefit and national benefit?
24.Please tell us any other thoughts you may have on issues raised in this consultation.
25.If you wish to be kept informed about upcoming NFUS member meetings on land reform, please submit your email address below so that we can contact you.
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