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At the request of the Convener, the interim Chief Executive Officer called a special meeting of the Crofting Commission on Friday 9 December 2016.  The Commissioners present reaffirmed the importance…

The Crofting Commission welcomes a decision made by the Scottish Land Court on 13 October 2016 to refuse an appeal by Mr & Mrs MacGillivray against the Commission’s refusal of…

The Crofting Commission, today announced the appointment of Bill Barron as its Interim Chief Executive.  Bill Barron will be joining the Commission on an interim basis from the 24 October…

Play your part in helping to secure the future of crofting by taking part in the upcoming Crofting elections.  Join us at a crofting roadshow near you to find out…

The Crofting Commission confirmed today that it has written to shareholders of Upper Coll Common Grazings to advise that the grazings constable will be stepping down as soon as possible.…

The Board of the Crofting Commission met in Brora this morning.  Shortly after the start Commission Convener, Colin Kennedy, closed the meeting and left. The remaining Commissioners decided to continue…

The 3,000th croft has been added to the Crofting Register as teams at Registers of Scotland continue their work to have all 18,000 of the country’s crofts placed online. The…

The Crofting Commission today announced that their Chief Executive, Catriona Maclean, will be leaving the organisation to take up a promotion within the Scottish Government. Catriona said: “I will be…

A special meeting was held by the Board on the 21 July to consider the Cabinet Secretary’s letter to the Convener. The Board unanimously agreed that the Crofting Commission support…

The Crofting Commission confirmed today that it has written to shareholders of Mangersta Common Grazings to advise that the grazings constable has concluded his investigations and has stepped down enabling…