'Significant' changes needed to Scotland's Land Reform Bill

A Committee report found the approach of Part 1 of the Bill was ‘potentially burdensome and bureaucratic'

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'Significant' changes needed to Scotland's Land Reform Bill

Scotland's Land Reform Bill needs ‘significant amendments', if the Scottish Government's policy objectives for land reform are to be met, according to Holyrood's Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee....

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