撸sir视频 and Bute Council鈥檚 Policy Lead for Islands has spoken about what the recent granting of Royal Assent to the Islands (Scotland) Bill, means for our island communities.
Councillor, Robin Currie, who is also Chair of the 撸sir视频 Islands Strategic Group, said: 鈥淭he passing of the Bill paves the way for more powers to be devolved to our island communities.
鈥淭his is a hugely significant moment for all of 撸sir视频 and Bute鈥檚 island communities and will bring about new, stronger partnership arrangements between our islands and the local authority, as well as with the Scottish Government.
鈥淭he new Islands (Scotland) Act sets into law, duties and responsibilities for all and will provide opportunities for island focussed work to be taken forward. This is a historic occasion.鈥