Island communities impact assessments: guidance and toolkit

This guidance provides the tools to help you complete an Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) as required under the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (the Act). In particular, this guidance is about the Section 7 duty of the Act where a Relevant Authority must have regard to island communities.


Annex A: Duties in Relation to Island Communities: Relevant Authorities (introduced by section 7(2) of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018

Scottish Administration

1. Scottish Ministers

2. Keeper of the Records of Scotland

3. Keeper of the Registers of Scotland

4. Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland

Scottish public authorities with mixed functions or no reserved functions

5. Accounts Commission for Scotland

6. Audit Scotland

7. Bòrd na Gàidhlig

8. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (company number SC001854)

9. Children's Hearings Scotland

10. Creative Scotland

11. Crofting Commission

12. Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management)

13. David MacBrayne Limited (company number SC015304)

14. Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (company number SC097647)

15. Highlands and Islands Enterprise

16. Historic Environment Scotland

17. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

18. Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

19. Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland

20. Scottish Children's Reporter Administration

21. Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

22. Scottish Enterprise

23. Scottish Environment Protection Agency

24. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

25. Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

26. Scottish Housing Regulator

27. Scottish Land Commission

28. Scottish Legal Aid Board

29. Scottish Natural Heritage

30. Scottish Police Authority

31. Scottish Qualifications Authority

32. Scottish Social Services Council

33. Scottish Sports Council

34. Scottish Water

35. Skills Development Scotland Co. Ltd (company number SC202659)

36. Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland

37. VisitScotland

Health Boards (including Special Health Boards)

38. Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service

39. Healthcare Improvement Scotland

40. NHS 24

41. NHS Ayrshire and Arran

42. NHS Borders

43. NHS Dumfries and Galloway

44. NHS Education for Scotland

45. NHS Fife

46. NHS Forth Valley

47. NHS Grampian

48. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

49. NHS Health Scotland

50. NHS Highland

51. NHS Lanarkshire

52. NHS Lothian

53. NHS National Waiting Times Centre

54. NHS Orkney

55. NHS Shetland

56. NHS Tayside

57. NHS Western Isles

58. Scottish Ambulance Service

59. State Hospitals Board for Scotland

Integration Joint Boards

60. An integration joint board established by virtue of Section 9 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014

Local Government

61. Argyll and Bute Council

62. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

63. Highland Council

64. North Ayrshire Council

65. Orkney Council

66. Shetland Council

Regional Colleges

67. Ayrshire Regional College

68. University of the Highlands and Islands

Regional Transport Partnerships

69. Highlands and Islands Regional Transport Partnership

70. Shetland Regional Transport Partnership

71. Strathclyde Regional Transport Partnership

Contact

Email: info@islandsteam.scot

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