The Scottish Government are now carrying out a publication consultation to get important feedback from islands communities to help inform the guidance and templates for completing an Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA). The ICIA process is about understanding the impacts of policies in island communities. It ensures that islands receive fair and equitable treatment and policy outcomes that are tailored to their unique circumstances.
Thriving island communities are vital to the Scottish economy. Islands face particular challenges around distance, connectivity, sparsity and demography and it is important that policy makers consider these properly.
Our islands face particular challenges around distance, geography, connectivity and demography, so it is important that policy makers consider these properly. The consultation on the guidance will help ensure that islands receive fair treatment tailored to their unique circumstances.
To view and to complete the consultation questionnaire please click here
Ayrshire Equality Outcomes Consultation