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Publication - Corporate report

Goose Policy Delivery Plan 2025 – 2030

Published
24 March 2026
From
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, +3 more … Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy, Director of Environment and Forestry, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate, +1 more … Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Farming and rural
ISBN
9781807751357

The review of the National Policy Framework (NPF) for goose management included a commitment to develop a delivery plan. This document set out that plan and the recommendations with details of how each these will be met, who is responsible and the timescales for each recommendation.

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Goose Policy Delivery – key staff and stakeholders

There is a small team of people who lead and co-ordinate goose management, including development and delivery of national goose policy, development and co-ordination of goose management schemes, co-ordination of research.

They work alongside stakeholder representatives on local goose management groups as follows:

Local Goose Management Group

Kintyre Local Goose Management Group

Solway Local Goose Management Group

Uist Local Goose Management Group

Tiree & Coll Local Goose Management Group

Lewis and Harris Local Goose Management Group

Orkney Local Goose Management Group

Shetland Isles local authority discussions regarding goose issues

Contact

Email: Samuel.Turner@gov.scot

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