Scottish Government publishes proposals for devolution of Scotland’s Crown Estate Scotland should have control over its seabed to enable it to properly manage and exploit the country’s important marine assets for the benefit of its people, the First Minister said today. Alex Salmond made the call in a paper calling for control of the Crown Estate – Scotland’s seabed, foreshore and other public assets – to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament, as endorsed by a vote at Holyrood on June 2. The paper – one of six being published to highlight the Scottish Government’s proposed enhancements to the Scotland Bill – outlines plans for a phased devolution of the Crown Estate in Scotland: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/Recent/CrownEstate-22-06-11 It focuses on how local communities can benefit from the development of offshore renewables with the creation of a Fund…
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Crown Estate – the case for change