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  • Crofting consultation 2024

    The Scottish Government is determined to ensure that crofting legislation enables and supports the sustainability of crofting, of crofters and crofting communities, and allows crofting to modernise, innovate, diversify and adapt to help meet today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. This consultation seeks views on a range of proposals for crofting reform which will help to create...

    Closed 2 September 2024

  • Call for Evidence for the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment

    This call for evidence is being hosted on behalf of Edel Harris OBE in her role as Chair of the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment.

    Closed 30 August 2024

  • Adult Disability Payment Review: consultation

    This consultation is being hosted on behalf of Edel Harris OBE in her role as Chair of the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment.

    Closed 30 August 2024

We Asked, You Said, We Did

Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes

We asked

 What is your view on the proposed TAC level for Clyde herring in 2024?

You said

A range of responses were recieved, as can be found in the outcome report.

We did

Having considered the best available scientific information, the wider obligations and analysed all responses submitted through the consultation process, the TAC for 2024 has been recommended to the UK Secretary of State at 583 tonnes. This is a rollover of the 2023 TAC and retains the existing management measures.

We asked

The public consultation sought views on a range of proposals to support improvement in the delivery of planning services, including smarter ways of working, getting more people to consider a career in planning and alternative approaches to financing.

You said

140 responses were received from a wide range of stakeholders, of which 113 were from groups or organisations and 27 were from individual members of the public.

We did

View a summary of responses to the consultation. 

Where permission to publish has been provided, the consultation responses are now available to view online.

We are currently considering the responses to the consultation and will provide an update on next steps when the Scottish Parliament returns after recess.

We asked

We asked for your views on the implementation of the prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes in Scotland.

You said

A list of published responses can be found in the Published Responses section below.

We did

A summary of consultation answers and the government response has been published on the Scottish Government website. The document can be found here: Single-use vapes consultation: SG response