Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme in Scotland: consultation analysis

4. Conclusions

Individuals and organisations with detailed and varied knowledge and experiences participated in the consultation, sharing their views on specific aspects of the appropriate regulations where the Scottish Government have identified that there is scope to make amendments, through targeted reforms, which would help contribute to the longevity of, and certainty around, the scheme. In addition, respondents provided more general views which would help inform the Scottish Government in relation to the future development of the scheme and which will form the basis of any future consultation.

This report provides a high-level summary of the consultation responses. For more detail, readers are encouraged to read individual responses, where permission was given for publication, via the Scottish Government’s consultation website.

The consultation responses provide valuable and informative suggestions and recommendations for the Scottish Government to draw upon when considering the future of the Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme in Scotland.