Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the progress on the Islands (Scotland) Bill following the stage three debate and passing of the Bill in Parliament last week.
Comhairle convener Councillor Norman MacDonald said it was a historic and significant milestone for Scotland’s islands and represented an excellent outcome for the Our Islands Our Future campaign run by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Orkney Islands Council and Shetland Islands Council.
‘The Bill is an opportunity to embed the principles that ‘one size does not fit all’ and a recognition of the principle that equity and fairness may, on occasion, only be achieved by the adaptation of legislation, policy, strategy or services’, he said.