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Ongoing Administration for Common Agreements
Commons Governance Susie Hodgson 16/11/2021 Commons Governance Susie Hodgson 16/11/2021

Ongoing Administration for Common Agreements

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

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Setting Up Your Commons Association for an ELM Agreement
Commons Governance Susie Hodgson 16/11/2021 Commons Governance Susie Hodgson 16/11/2021

Setting Up Your Commons Association for an ELM Agreement

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

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Governance - why is this so important?
Commons Governance Guest User 16/11/2021 Commons Governance Guest User 16/11/2021

Governance - why is this so important?

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Registration of Common Land
Commons Governance Guest User 12/10/2021 Commons Governance Guest User 12/10/2021

Registration of Common Land

Factsheet setting out important legislation related to Common Land registration

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Arrangements for financial management
Commons Governance Guest User 12/10/2021 Commons Governance Guest User 12/10/2021

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.

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Internal Agreements and Heads of Terms
Commons Governance Guest User 12/10/2021 Commons Governance Guest User 12/10/2021

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

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Creating a live register for your Common
Commons Governance Guest User 12/10/2021 Commons Governance Guest User 12/10/2021

Creating a live register for your Common

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

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Associations and other options for organising your Common
Commons Governance Guest User 12/10/2021 Commons Governance Guest User 12/10/2021

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.

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