Crofting

Purpose of the group

To discuss items of policy that affect crofting and to bring issues to the attention of MSPs. 

Forthcoming meetings

16 March 2020 at 6pm. 

Next meeting: 26 January 2021

This meeting will be held virtually at 6pm. Anyone wishing to attend must contact [email protected] in advance of the meeting.

Agendas/Links

• Agenda for Meeting 29 June 2016 (115KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 21 September 2016 (115KB pdf) 
• Agenda for Meeting 2 November 2016 (176KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 14 December 2016 (146KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 25 January 2017 (146KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 15 March 2017 (146KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 26 April 2017 (146KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 28 June 2017 (150KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 13 September 2017 (118KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 25 October 2017 (122KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 17 January 2018 (125KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 7 March 2018 (123KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 28 March 2018 (40KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 20 June 2018 (90KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 21 September 2018 (95KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 9 November 2018 (100KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 12 December 2018 (102KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 30 January 2019 (100KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 29 March 2019 (20KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 18 June 2019 (71KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 20 September 2019 (75KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 13 November 2019 (48KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 14 January 2020 (57KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 6 March 2020 (50KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 27 October 2020 (49KB pdf)

Minutes

• Minutes of Meeting 29 June 2016 (219KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 21 September 2016 (204KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 2 November 2016 (203KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 14 December 2016 (321KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 25 January 2017 (195KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 15 March 2017 (296KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 26 April 2017 (226KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 28 June 2017 (273KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 13 September 2017 (280KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 25 October 2017 (301KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 17 January 2018 (183KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 7 March 2018 (167KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 28 March 2018 (264KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 20 June 2018 (305KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 21 September 2018 (295KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 9 November 2018 (280KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 12 December 2018 (276KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 30 January 2019 (178KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 29 March 2019 (182KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 18 June 2019 (159KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 20 September 2019 (175KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 13 November 2019 (144KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 14 January 2020 (108KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 6 March 2020 (152KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 23 September 2020 (157KB pdf)

Annual Return/Report

• Registration form (86KB pdf) 
• Annual return 2017 (354KB pdf)
• Annual return 2018 (380KB pdf)
• Annual return 2019 (375KB pdf)
• Annual return 2020 (93KB pdf)

Group Officers

• Co-Convener: Beatrice Wishart
• Co-Convener: Edward Mountain
• Co-Convener: Alasdair Allan
• Co-Convener: Rhoda Grant

Group Members

• Jamie Halcro Johnston
• Emma Harper
• Donald Cameron
• Colin Smyth
• Gail Ross
• John Finnie
• Angus MacDonald
• Liam McArthur
• David Stewart
• Richard Lochhead

Non MSP Individuals

Angus MacDonald

David Smith

Derek Flyn

Donald Meek

Iain MacKinnon

Jamie McGrigor

Jean Urquhart

Jim Lugton

John Mackintosh

Joyce Wilkinson

Karen MacRae

Maria Scholten

Mark Shucksmith

Morag Jardine

Donald Murdie

Paddy Zakaria

Organisations

Scottish Crofting Federation - secretary

Assynt Foundation

Assist Social Capital

Crofting Commission

Care Farming Scotland

Common Good Food

Community Land Scotland

Crofting Law Group

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

European Forum for Nature Conservation & Pastoralism

Forestry Commission Scotland

Highland Council

Highlands & Islands Enterprise

Highland Small Communities Housing Trust

James Hutton Institute

LANTRA

National Farmers Union Scotland

Nourish Scotland

National Trust for Scotland

Registers of Scotland

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland

SAC consulting

Soil Association Scotland

SCF Young Crofters

Scottish Churches Rural Group

Scottish Land & Estates

Scottish Natural Heritage

Smallholder Scotland

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

University of Highlands and Islands

Woodland Crofts Partnership

Woodland Trust Scotland.