Process for determining electoral boundaries in Scotland: consultation

Introduction

This consultation will consider the approval process used when electoral boundary proposals are made. It will discuss some of the forms of automatic approval (often called ‘automaticity’) which are used in the UK and around the world, and we would like to hear your views on what form of automaticity would be best for Scotland. The consultation will also ask whether other changes relating to the process of approving electoral boundaries should be made. It might be necessary, for example, to change the consultation process or the structure and resources of Boundaries Scotland to reflect any change to how final boundary proposals are approved.