Research & Briefings

Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Environmental Law Centre Scotland evidence to the Justice Committee on the Court Reform(Scotland) Bill consultation.   

Friends of the Earth Scotland’s evidence to Scottish Parliament Committees on National Planning Framework (NPF) 3 and Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 2. The NPF was laid before Parliament on 14…

Friends of the Earth Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government consultation on the Community Empowerment Bill. 

Friends of the Earth Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government’s supplementary consultation on Sustainability and Planning, as part of ongoing Scottish Planning Policy consultation. 

Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Environmental Law Centre Scotland joint response to Defra’s consultation on the UK’s Implementation Report to the Meeting of Parties to the UNECE Aarhus Convention…

Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Environmental Law Centre Scotland joint response to Scottish Government consultation on the treatment of civil appeals from the Court of Session.

An updated briefing from Friends of the Earth and the Environmental Law Centre on why the Scottish costs regime in environmental cases is not compliant with the Aarhus Convention.  

An updated policy briefing from Friends of the Earth and the Environmental Law Centre on access to justice in environmental matters, and Scottish compliance with the Aarhus Convention.

Friends of the Earth Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government consultation on the Courts Reform (Scotland) Bill, as part of our Access to Environmental Justice campaign. The Bill is a vehicle to implement…