Commons Governance — Toolkit — Foundation for Common Land

Ongoing Administration for Common Agreements

Administration is essential to ensure implementation of environmental schemes and avoid disputes

Commons GovernanceSusie HodgsonNovember 16, 2021Ongoing Administration for Common Agreements

Setting Up Your Commons Association for an ELM Agreement

The Governance Structures you need in place to apply for an ELM / SFI / CS Scheme

Governance - why is this so important?

Commons GovernanceGuest UserNovember 16, 2021Importance of Governance

Registration of Common Land

Factsheet setting out important legislation related to Common Land registration

Commons GovernanceGuest UserOctober 12, 2021registers

Arrangements for financial management

Proper financial management for payments received is essential to ensure funds are safely received, correctly distributed, accounts can be examined and reported on.

Commons GovernanceGuest UserOctober 12, 2021internal agreement

Internal Agreements and Heads of Terms

Read more here about establishing an internal agreement - with a draft template to instruct your solicitor using a ‘heads of terms’ document

Commons GovernanceGuest UserOctober 12, 2021internal agreement

Creating a live register for your Common

How do you create a live register of rights on your Common? Read on for some guidance

Commons GovernanceGuest UserOctober 12, 2021Live register

Associations and other options for organising your Common

There are a range of structures your common can adopt to govern management and delivery of a stewardship or environmental land management agreement for delivering public goods.

Commons GovernanceGuest UserOctober 12, 2021Commons structure

Common Land Toolkit

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