How many cases handled by the Crofters Commission are disputed by crofters and have been submitted for consideration by the Scottish Public…

Answered Asked by Rob Gibson SNP Lodged 28 Sep 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases handled by the Crofters Commission are disputed by crofters and have been submitted for consideration by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.

The answer

Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 Oct 2005 · 21 days after it was lodged, on time

Since the creation of the ScottishPublic Services Ombudsman in September 2002, five cases handled by the CroftersCommission have been submitted for consideration by the Ombudsman. Three of thesecases were closed by the Ombudsman after preliminary investigation. Two cases remainopen and under investigation. As from 2004 these figures have been published inthe Crofters Commission Annual Report.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-19537 by reference.