Island business resilience fund: island communities impact assessment (December 2025)

7. Publishing

We will publish our Island Communities Impact Assessment on gov.scot, so those wishing to access it can do so in order to understand the impact of the Island Business Resilience Fund on island communities in Scotland.

We will publish our Island Communities Impact Assessment in both English and Gaelic, in acknowledgment of the significant Gaelic-speaking communities in several island communities. To ensure this Island Communities Impact Assessment was published as quickly as possible, it has initially been made available in English. A Gaelic version is currently being prepared and will be published in due course.

This Impact Assessment will also be available as part of Highland and Islands Enterprise’s ‘People Impact Assessment’ which was undertaken during development of the Island Business Resilience Fund.

This Island Communities Impact Assessment has been approved by Anna Densham, Deputy Director for Land Reform, Rural and Islands Policy, and will be published on the relevant Scottish Government platform to ensure accessibility for our stakeholder.