In a meeting of the island councils in March 2013, leaders of the three local authorities discussed their future in the event of Scottish independence, including whether the islands could demand and achieve autonomous status within either Scotland or the rest of the UK.
2013年3月的群岛理事会会议上，三大岛领导人讨论了苏格兰独立后的未来，其中包括群岛是否在英国其他地区或苏格兰的范围内，要求并实现自治地位。