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Approval of Policy Plan
‘Minister approves Crofting Commission Plan’ Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Fergus Ewing, has approved the Crofting Commission’s Policy Plan. The submission of the plan to Scottish Ministers…
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Register of Crofts goes live
Today the Crofting Commission has launched its Register of Crofts (RoC) online giving the public direct access to the Register for the first time. Chief Executive, Bill Barron, said, “This…
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Five New Entrants to Crofting
The Commission has successfully let 5 vacant croft tenancies to new entrants recently, who will use the land and ensure it is not neglected. We terminated 4 tenancies in the…
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New Convener for Crofting Commission
Crofting Commission staff and fellow Board members welcomed the announcement by Fergus Ewing today that Rod Mackenzie has been appointed as Convener. The Commission has also published their Action Plan…
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Crofting Commission keen to work with assessors
The Crofting Commission Board met yesterday, 3 May. The meeting was chaired by the Chief Executive, Bill Barron. One key discussion was about the role of the Commission’s assessors and all were…
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First Crofting Commission meeting since the election
The new Crofting Commissioners held their first Board meeting today. As a Convener has not yet been appointed by Scottish Government the meeting was chaired by the Crofting Commission’s Chief…
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First meeting of the new Board of Commissioners to the Crofting Commission.
All six elected and 3 appointed Commissioners met for the first time today in Great Glen House, Inverness. Commissioners had a chance to have an informal chat and get to…
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Statement from the Crofting Commission
The Crofting Commission can confirm we have been notified by Police Scotland today that they have concluded the enquiry into the circumstances surrounding grant monies obtained from the Western Isles…
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Commission urges Crofters to complete Census before deadline expires
With deadline day approaching, the Crofting Commission is reminding crofters that they are legally obliged to complete and return the Crofting Census, which was issued at the end of last…
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Crofting votes counted in second election – results announced
The outcome of the second election of members to the Crofting Commission Board was announced today. The count, to elect 6 Commissioners, took place this morning at the offices of…