Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee c/o Clerk to the Committee Room T3.40 Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP 20 May 2022 Dear Mr Lockhart MSP, Independent Monitoring of Satellite tags fitted to raptors (PE 1750) I write in response to the request from the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee for an update on the implementation and impact of agreed new data-sharing protocols for all permit holders who wish to employ satellite-based tracking of tagged raptors under licence with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).