Ferry Consultation Arrangements
The Scottish Government tasked the Regional Transport Partnerships to put in place arrangements to provide consultative mechanisms between the operator, users and public agencies for the ferry network serving the Clyde, Hebrides, and Northern Isles.
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The first line of consultation is between island groups and the ferry operator (Tier 1), with three second tier committees largely concerned with longer term planning and route development. The arrangements are now well established and the Tier 1 groups met twice in 2010/11.
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There are six ferry user groups covering the Northern and Western Isles. These are:
- Clyde (Arran Bute, Cumbrae and Cowal including Kilcreggan)
- Argyll (Mull, Iona, Lismore, Coll and Tiree, Barra and South Uist, Colonsay, Islay and Gigha)
- Hebrides (Barra, Uist, Lewis and Harris)
- Raasay, Skye and the Small Isles, Ardnamurchan and Mull
- Orkney
- Shetland
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