This could be strengthened if there was a mechanism for Scottish Ministers to buy and hold land upfront. o The Bill in its current form is welcomed and important. o However, the Bill doesn’t address some aspects of land reform, including: the need for revisiting community ownership and reforms of the Scottish Land Fund, Community Right to Buy (now being reviewed by Scottish Government), tax (Scottish Government will work with SLC on this), climate objectives, opportunities for people to own and use smallholdings e.g. crofting, land supply for housing and development, compulsory purchase reforms, and public landownership (particularly in rural housing land supply).