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Publication - Advice and guidance

Common Agricultural Policy: beneficiary publication guidance

Published
18 September 2025
From
Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural
ISBN
9781806431151

The guidance outlines the data protection principles and requirements for all parties involved in processing personal data to publish data of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) scheme beneficiaries on the Scottish web site as already happens at present under the existing UK Scheme .

View supporting documents Supporting documents

2. Legal Basis

  • The Rural Support (Simplification and Improvement) (Data Publication) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 – (When in force – 1st January 2026)
  • Assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, Chapter IV Transparency (Articles 111–114)
  • Assimilated Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014, Chapter VI Transparency (Articles 57–62)

Contact

Email: direct_payments@gov.scot

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