Which individuals and organisations it consulted in preparing the draft Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill and, of these, which responded with…

Prior to the issue of the draft Crofting Reform Bill, the Executive issued for consultation a White Paper Crofting Reform: Proposals for Legislation. Approximately 2,500 copies were sent out to various organisations and individuals who had either intimated an interest in receiving consultation papers on the various land reform issues or who we considered would be directly affected by the proposals in the white paper or those individuals and organisations we believed would be interested in responding to the proposals. These are shown at List 1.
Consultation also took place with the Consultative Panel on Crofting prior to the issue of the white paper on crofting. The membership of the panel is shown at List 2:
Following consultation on the white paper proposals we received 57 written responses. Of those 57 responses four wished to remain confidential. The names of the others is shown at List 3. Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) officials also attended seven public meetings in the crofting areas to discuss the proposals contained within the draft white paper.
List 1
Consultees on the White Paper on Crofting Reform
All Scottish MSPs
All Scottish MPs
All Scottish Lords
All Scottish MEPs
Political Parties
Scottish Parliament
Local Authorities in Crofting Areas
Major Stakeholder Groups such as
Scottish Crofting Foundation
Scottish Rural Property and Business Association
National Farmers Union of Scotland
Crofters Commission
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Non Departmental Public Bodies
Legal Deposit Libraries
Solicitors and Land Agents
Crofting Assessors
Crazings Clerks and Committees
Community Councils in crofting areas
SEERAD Area Offices
List 2
Members of the Consultative Panel on Crofting
Scottish Landowners' Federation
National Farmers' Union of Scotland
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Scottish Crofters Union
Deer Commission for Scotland
The National Trust for Scotland
Stornoway Trust
Assynt Crofters Trust
The Highland Council
Cllr Angus Graham and Cllr Roddy Murray, Western Isles Council
Western Isles Council
COSLA
Shetland Islands Council
Valuation Office
Argyll and Bute Council
Crofting Law Group
Scottish Land Court
Borve and Annishader Trust
Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw
Mr Derek Flynn MacLeod and MacCallum
Mr Magnus D Houston
Mr Alexander M Murray
John Muir Trust
Mr Simon Fraser, Anderson MacArthur and Co
Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland
Insitute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland
List 3
White Paper on Crofting Law Reform List of Responses
Name or Organisation
| Category

Sports Scotland
| Public Body

Richard a Price, Shetland
| Crofter

Brodies
| Solicitor/Land Manager

Scottish Land Court
| Judiciary

Hugh Donaldson, Argyll
| Crofter

Peter J F Dodge, Shetland
| Crofter

Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers
| Comm