Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: equality impact assessment

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Equality Impact Assessment

Title of policy: Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

Summary of aims and desired outcomes of Policy:

The Bill aims to further improve transparency of land ownership, help ensure large scale land holdings deliver in the public interest, and empower communities by providing more opportunities to own land and have more say in how land in their area is used.

The Bill provides for a land management tenancy, a new kind of lease to enable more people to engage in a wider range of activities on land that promote both climate and nature objectives and new ways of working. The Bill also aims to improve the rights of tenant farmers and small landholders so they are not disadvantaged compared to farmers who own their land, and are able to actively participate in climate change mitigation and adaptation. It provides small landholders with similar rights to other forms of farming tenure.

Directorate: Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Economy (ARE)

Division: ARE: Land Reform, Rural and Islands Policy

Team: Land Reform Bill Team