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On enforcement issues in general, the report sets out the Committee’s support for;
changes to make it easier for crofters to use their crofts and common grazings for environmental projects, although the report says that effective enforcement is vital to reassure crofters that this wouldn’t be used as an excuse for neglect
streamlining the process for assignation (transfer) of a croft to close family members, thus providing a route for young crofters to obtain a croft
making it easier for community organisations to purchase croft land and use it for crofting or housing purposes in order to provide more rural and affordable housing
addressing the accidental separation of grazing shares – the right to use the common grazing (shared uphill land) traditionally used for grazing livestock – although the Committee noted the wide support amongst crofters to prevent the separation of shares altogether
more generally, that the Scottish Government should maintain its support and resourcing of the Crofting Commission to enable it to keep its’ refocus on enforcement and
support for the Scottish Government’s aspiration to develop the role of the Rural Payments and Inspections Division as key to providing a network of local knowledge and presence to support enforcement.