The Commission drew on that advice, its own legal advice and the Scottish Government guidance, in considering the issues covered by an ICIA and producing the document that was published online on the Commission’s website: https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Islands_Impact_Assessment.pdf
Paras 27 -33 Engagement with local authorities
With Highland Council, pre-consultation discussions took place in Inverness on 8 October 2019, attended by two Commissioners and the Commission Secretary as well as the Chief Executive, Leader, councillors and officers from Highland Council.