2026

25 Feb 2026

Escalation to George Gillespie

A focused letter asked for the Battlefield-specific evidential chain: statutory consultation contents, baseline, options appraisal, decision gate and governance record.

1-2 March 2026

Working group forms

Community council and steering-group discussions led to a discrete working group focused on process errors and lack of evidence base.

19 March 2026

Kevin Argue Response

Argue said a further paper would be prepared after feedback review and that further work would still be undertaken to satisfy Fairer Scotland Duty before the next full stage.

March 2026

Comparator Material Consolidated

Material from Strathbungo and other areas showed similar concerns about consultation quality, enforcement, lack of evidence and equalities impact.