What To Expect From A Land Based Inspection Factsheet

The aim of this factsheet is to summarise the key details of a Scottish Government Rural Payments and Services land-based inspection. It can be used as a guide to find out what is expected from you as a producer to meet legislative requirements, and what to expect during an inspection process.

The factsheet will cover:

• Why do Rural Payments carry out land-based inspections?
• How are inspections selected?
• Land-based inspection period and notice
• Schemes covered under land-based inspections
• The inspection process
• General
• Greening
• Basic payment scheme: eligible agricultural land
• Basic payment scheme: ineligible non-agricultural land
• Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS)
• Agri Environment Climate Scheme (AECS)
• Young Farmer Payment
• What is cross compliance?