Recommendation 27

Given the broad range of issues considered and their interconnected nature, the Committee recognises that other committees have a key role to play in scrutinising policy developments within their own remits. However, this committee has a key role to play in ensuring that consideration of human rights is not lost sight of in the context of rurality. We recommend that our successor continues to monitor progress, or lack thereof, towards the full realisation of rights in rural areas. The publication of the SHRC report on the South of Scotland is expected to provide a key opportunity to further progress this work.