Question reference: S6W-24870
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 26 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly not sought the input of the short-term let industry advisory group members regarding the implementation update on short-term let regulations, in light of VisitScotland not enabling meetings to resume since the last meeting in October 2023, and whether it will ensure that individual members are not barred from providing input to the list of legislative and non-legislative operational matters.
Answer
The Scottish Government has sought views regarding the implementation update on Short Term Let Licensing from the Short Term Let Industry Advisory Group (IAG). The group most recently met with all members in attendance on 19 January 2024 and subsequently shared further feedback, in addition to that already gathered throughout the development of the scheme. We will continue to work with stakeholders to monitor the operation of the scheme and that is why we have committed to providing an update to Parliament on licensing implementation early this year. I wrote to the Local Government Housing and Planning Committee on 30 Jan 2024 to set out progress we have made to date.