Revisions

There are differences between the published figures on community ownership between the different editions of the Community Ownership in Scotland publication series. This is due to corrections and updates that have been made to the community ownership database as a result of the continued work with Registers of Scotland as well as direct contact with community groups.

While the level of revisions were higher in the initial years of the Community Ownership in Scotland publication series, it is expected there will be a smaller level of revisions in future years, due to all the improvement work that has already been carried out on the community ownership database. Future revisions will be mostly confined to the most recent data or where previously missing data has been populated. For the recent data this will be particularly true for assets that have taken a long time for registration on the Land Register to be completed. Once the registration process has been completed these assets will be added to the community ownership database and will be included in the figures for the relevant years when the community group actually took ownership of the assets.

If community ownership can also be verified for any assets where it had previously not been possible, these assets will be added back into the database on community ownership.

If a community group sells one or more of their assets and the Scottish Government become aware of this sale these assets will them be removed from the database on community ownership. Similarly, if it is found that a group does not meet the used definition of being a community group the group, and any assets they own, will also be removed from the database on community ownership.