Publication Scheme

The Scottish Land Commission has adopted the Model Publication Scheme 2016 produced by the Scottish Information Commissioner. 

This guide has been updated in February 2025 it will be reviewed in April 2026 or it can be updated on request by contacting us at the address below The purpose of this Guide to Information is to: 

• Allow you to see what information is available (and what is not available) in relation to each class
• State what charges may be applied
• Explain how you can find the information easily
• Provide contact details for enquiries and to get help with accessing the information
• Explain how to request information we hold that has not been published.

The information we publish through the model scheme is, wherever possible, available on our website. We offer alternative arrangements for people who do not want to, or cannot, access the information online or by inspection at our premises. For example, we can usually arrange to send information to you in paper copy (although there may be a charge for this).

We will publish the information we hold that falls within the classes of information below. If a document contains information that is exempt under Scotland’s freedom of information laws (for example sensitive personal information or a trade secret), we may remove or redact the information before publication but we will explain why.

Where the Scottish Land Commission holds the copyright in its published information, the information may be copied or reproduced without formal permission, provided that:

• It is copied or reproduced accurately
• Its is not used in a misleading context, and
• The source of the material is identified.

Where the Scottish Land Commission does not hold the copyright information we publish, we will make this clear.

This section explains when we may make a charge for our publications and how any charge will be calculated. There is no charge to view information on our website or at our premises. 

We may charge for providing information to you e.g., photocopying and postage, but we will charge you no more than it actually costs us to do so. We will always tell you what the cost is before providing the information to you. This does not affect your rights to request statutory information for which you will not be charged.

We publish information that we hold within the following classes. Once information is published under a class we will continue to make it available for the current and previous two financial years. Where information has been updated or superseded, only the current version will be available. If you would like to see previous versions, you are welcome to make a request to us for that information.

Class description: Information about the Scottish Land Commission: who we are, where to find us, how to contact us, how we are managed and our external relations.

Class description: Information about our work, our strategy and policies for delivering functions and services and information for our service users.

Class description: Information about the decisions we take, how we make decisions and how we involve others

Class description: Information about our strategy for, and management of, financial resources (in sufficient detail to explain how we plan to spend public money and what has actually been spent).

Class description: Information about how we manage the human, physical and information resources.

Class description: Information about how we procure goods and services, and our contracts with external providers.

Class description: Information about how the Scottish Land Commission performs as an organisation, and how well it delivers its functions and services.

Class description: Information packaged and made available for sale on a commercial basis and sold at market value through a retail outlet e.g. bookshop, museum or research journal.

Class description: Open data made available by the Scottish Land Commission as described by the Scottish Government’s Open Data Strategy and Resource Pack, available under an open licence.