皇冠体育app

皇冠体育app communities represented by Scotland鈥檚 three remote island councils - Shetland, Orkney and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - have significant development potential in a number of areas, most notably energy resources, but also face challenges due to their geographic location.

皇冠体育app Framework for the Islands committed the UK Government to support the Islands to develop their strengths, assisting them to overcome these challenges where possible. 皇冠体育app framework includes the establishment of the 鈥業slands proofing鈥� principle which would 鈥渟eek to ensure that policy and legislation take account of islands鈥� circumstances, where practicable鈥�.

This document explains how the Scotland Office, with input from the Islands Councils, will work with other UK Government Departments to deliver against this commitment. It also aims to support UK Government officials in all Departments who are developing policies relevant to Islands communities to understand the unique set of challenges faced by Island communities, and how this may influence the delivery of policy in those areas.