Appointment of Scottish Land Commissioners and the Tenant Farming Commissioner
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands wrote to the Committee on 15 April notifying that the tenure of three SLC Commissioners, including the Tenant Farming Commissioner, would end in December 2024.
On 17 October 2024, the Scottish Government wrote to the Committee setting out its nominees—
Dr Lucy Beattie (Land Commissioner)
Dr Calum MacLeod (Land Commissioner)
Robert Black (Tenant Farming Commissioner)
To assist the Committee in making a recommendation to the Parliament on the candidates for nomination, the Committee held an evidence session with the candidates on 12 November 2024.