As a result, many stakeholders were keen to ensure that devolution was phased in gradually to ensure that Crown Estate Scotland did not become fragmented.iScottish Government. (2018) A Consultation on the Long Term Management of the Crown Estate in Scotland: Analysis of Consultation Responses
Existing Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management) staff emphasised the need to ensure that decision-making processes were flexible enough to take a long-term outlook towards the management of an asset, rather than focusing on what might be a short-term gain.ivEnvironment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee. (2018) Crown Estate Staff Survey (Unpublished)
It appears to the Committee the Scottish Government is taking a demand-led approach to the devolution of asset management as in correspondence to the DPLR Committee, the Scottish Government stated—
It is also not sufficiently clear at this stage which are the assets that communities have an aspiration to manage locally in different parts of Scotland.vDelegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, Scottish Crown Estate Bill at Stage 1, 14th Report, (Session 5)
The Committee is of the view that the Scottish Government needs to develop a clear picture of the proportion of the Scottish Crown Estate they envisage being managed by local authorities, community organisations or ports and harbour authorities in the initial years of operation of Crown Estate Scotland, and seeks an indication of how many local authorities, community organisations, or ports and harbour authorities across Scotland anticipate applying to manage assets (for example, through an 'expression...