Our Work

Our Consultation Responses

Our Consultation Responses

SLE’s policy team respond to local and national consultations on our members behalf.

You can find the full list of our policy responses in the section below. 

Consultation Responses

Consultation: Scottish Affairs Committee - Covid Impact
Consultation: Principles of a Local Discretionary Transient Visitor Levy or Tourist Tax
Consultation: Local Energy Policy Statement (Scottish Government)
Consultation: Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill - Local Government & Communities Committee
Consultation: Delivering Improved Transparency of Land Ownership in Scotland: Draft Regulations - Scottish Government
Consultation: Register of Controlling Interests in Land Draft Regulations - Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Consultation: Energy Performance Certificates for Buildings - UK Government
Consultation: Views on Modification 5 of the SRDP 2014-2020 - Scottish Government
Consultation: Post-legislative Scrutiny: Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 - Scottish Government
Consultation: Taking Flight: the future of drones in the UK - UK Government
Consultation: Barclay Implementation - non-domestic rates reform - Scottish Government
Consultation: Cairngorms Nature Action Plan 2018 – 2023 - Cairngorms NPA
Consultation: Environment Strategy - Scottish Government
Consultation: Stability and Simplicity: Proposals for a Rural Funding Transition Period - Scottish Government
Consultation: National Council of Rural Advisers ‘A Rural Conversation: Together We Can, Together We Will’ - Scottish Government
Consultation: Limited Partnerships: Reform of Limited Partnership Law - UK Government
Consultation: Inheritance Tax Review - UK Government
Consultation: Application to register the name “Scottish Wild Venison” as a protected geographical indication under the EU quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs - Scottish Government
Consultation: Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit - UK Government
Consultation: Post Legislative Scrutiny - Rural Economy & Connectivity Committee
Consultation: Tenant Farming Commissioner: Stakeholders on Review of Conduct of Agent - Scottish Land Commission
Consultation: Beavers in Scotland Strategic Environmental Assessment - Scottish Government
Consultation: Petition: National Strategic Framework for Countryside Ranger Services in Scotland - Scottish Government
Consultation: Salmon Farming in Scotland - Rural Economy & Connectivity Committee
Consultation: Improving the Protection of Wild Mammals in Scotland - Scottish Government
Consultation: Conservation of Salmon - Assessment for the 2018 fishing Season - Marine Scotland
Consultation: Guidance on Engaging Communities in Decisions Relating to Land
Consultation: Talking “Fracking” - Citizen Space
Consultation: Scottish Energy Strategy: The future of energy in Scotland - Citizen Space
Consultation: Onshore Wind Policy Statement - Scottish Government
Consultation: A Register of Beneficial Owners of Overseas Companies and Other Legal Entities - UK Government
Consultation: Heat & Energy Efficiency Strategies, and Regulation of District Heating - Citizen Space
Consultation: Places, people and planning: The future of the Scottish planning system - Scottish Government
Consultation: Procedure of the First-tier Tribunal Housing and Property Chamber - Scottish Government
Consultation: Long Term Management of the Crown Estate in Scotland - Scottish Government
Consultation: Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement - Scottish Government
Consultation: The Renewable Heat Incentive: Support for Biomass Combined Heat and Power - UK Government
Consultation: Practical Fire Safety Guidance for Existing NonResidential Premises - Scottish Government
Consultation: Raising Planning Fees - Citizen Space
Consultation: Environmental Protection Post-Brexit - European Parliament
Consultation: Pine Marten Translocation – Tweed Valley - University of Aberdeen
Consultation: Improving Transparency in Land Ownership - controlling interests in land - Scottish Government
Consultation: SNH 2017-22 Corporate Plan - SNH
Consultation: Making Tax Digital - UK Government
Consultation: Transposition of EU Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2014/52/EU - Scottish Government
Consultation: Barclay Review of Business Rates - Scottish Government
Consultation: Proposal to permit tail docking of working Spaniels and Hunt Point Retrievers - Scottish Government
Consultation on the Council Tax (Substitution of Proportion) (Scotland) Order 2016 - Local Government Committee
Consultation: A Scottish approach to taxation - Scottish Government Finance Committee
Consultation: Scotland’s relationship with the EU - Scottish Government
Consultation: Crown Estate interim body establishment - Scottish Government
Consultation: The Future of Scottish Farming - Scottish Government
Consultation: Review of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 - Scottis Government
Consultation: Employer provided living accommodation - UK Government
Consultation: Proposed LBTT supplement on additional residential homes - Finance Committee
Consultation: The revision of the SEPA Compliance Assessment Scheme - SEPA
Consultation: Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill - Pentland Park Bill Committee
Consultation: Prescription and Title to Moveable Property (Scotland) Bill - Scottish Government
Consultation: Finance Bill 2015 – 2016 - UK Government
Consultation: The Law of Succession - Scottish Government
Consultation: Work of the Scottish Affairs Committee - UK Government
Consultation: Reservoirs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 - Scottish Government
Consultation: Fitness Check of the EU nature legislation (Birds and Habitats Directives) - EU
Consultation: Delivering Scotland’s River Basin Management Plans: Improving the Physical Condition of Scotland’s Water Environment - Scottish Government
Consultation: Proposed Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 – crofting community right to buy - Scottish Government
Consultation: Scottish Borders Pilot Regional Land Use Framework - Scottish Borders Council
Consultation: The Future of Land Reform in Scotland - Scottish Government
Consultation: Keeper Induced Registration - Scottish Government
Consultation: Your Park – Transforming our loch shores - LLTNP