Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A cikin jagorancin zaben raba gardama na Scottish Independence 2014
, Scott ya kasance mai ba da shawara game da "Babu" kuri'a da kuma amincewa da cewa duk abin da sakamakon zaben ya kamata ya zama amincewa da "Kudancin tsibirin Arewacin 'yancin ƙayyade makomarsu". A taron jam'iyyar Liberal Democrat a shekarar 2013 ya gabatar da wani shiri tare da abokin MSP Liam McArthur don amincewa da tsibirin suna da "dama ta daban don yanke hukunci". Scott ya ce sakamakon da ya fi so shi ne Shetland ta zama kambi na kambi na Birtaniya tare da majalisar dokokinta, kuma ƙungiyar Wir Shetland ta goyi bayan ta.