National Islands Plan: annual report 2023

Implementation Route Map

Within the National Islands Plan, Scottish Government committed to publishing an Implementation Route Map that addresses each of the 13 Strategic Objectives and accompanying commitments listed in the Plan.

Following collaboration with Local Authorities, key stakeholders and island communities, the first National Islands Plan Implementation Route Map (IRM) was published in March 2021.

Publication of the IRM came with a commitment to regularly review it and it was therefore published as a living document in recognition that priorities for island communities can change. Revised versions of the IRM were published in 2022 and in 2023.

For transparency and ease, against each commitment in this Annual Report we have included the actions listed in the 2023 IRM. Linking the two documents in this way demonstrates both the work that has been undertaken towards fulfilment of the overall commitment, and how it relates to the actions listed in the IRM. The IRM is regularly reviewed to keep proposed actions current. A 2024 version will be published soon as work on National Islands Plan commitments advances.

Please note: Work is ongoing for each commitment unless otherwise specified.