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Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee [Session 6]


Agenda: 29 October 2025

Wednesday, 29 October 2025

29th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill (in private)
  4. Work programme (in private)

Agenda published: Wednesday, 29 October 2025 12:19pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

  • Dr Josh Doble
    Director of Policy and Advocacy
    Community Land Scotland
  • Sandra Holmes
    Head of Community Assets
    Highlands and Islands Enterprise
  • James MacKessack-Leitch
    Policy and Practice Lead
    Scottish Land Commission
  • Jackie McCreery
    Legal Adviser
    Scottish Land and Estates
  • Rhianna Montgomery
    Rural Business Policy Manager
    National Farmers Union Scotland
  • Anne Murray
    Chief Officer, Economic and Community Regeneration
    Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Donna Smith
    Chief Executive
    Scottish Crofting Federation

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

Rural Support (Simplification and Improvement) (Data Publication) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/274)

Papers for this item:


3. Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.


4. Work programme (in private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item