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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Crofting Commission confirmed today that it has received the governance review, undertaken at the request of the Scottish Government, of the Commission.  The findings of the review are being…

The Crofting Commission today welcomed the announcement from the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Fergus Ewing MSP, of the appointment of James Scott as a Commissioner of…