Education (Scotland) Act 2025
Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (2025 asp 11)
- Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (2025 asp 11)
- Part 1 Qualifications Scotland
- Establishment
- 1 Qualifications Scotland
- Functions
- 2 The function of awarding qualifications
- 3 The quality assurance function
- 4 The accreditation function
- 5 The advisory function
- 6 Working with, or recognition of, others
- 7 Duties when exercising functions
- 8 Consultation with Strategic Advisory Council
- Strategic Advisory Council
- 9 Strategic Advisory Council
- Expert Group on Qualifications Standards
- 10 Expert Group on Qualifications Standards
- Charters
- 11 The learner charter
- 12 The teacher and practitioner charter
- 13 Reviewing and revising the charters
- 14 Other charters
- Guidance
- 15 Guidance about assistance for people with educational support needs
- Accountability of Qualifications Scotland
- 16 Corporate plan of Qualifications Scotland
- 17 Annual report of Qualifications Scotland
- 18 Annual quality assurance compliance report of Qualifications Scotland
- 19 Reports of advice to Qualifications Scotland from certain committees
- 20 Accounts and audit of Qualifications Scotland
- 21 Scottish Ministers’ power to direct Qualifications Scotland
- 22 Guidance by the Scottish Ministers to Qualifications Scotland
- 23 Provision of information by Qualifications Scotland
- Accountability of the Accreditation Committee
- 24 Corporate plan of the Accreditation Committee
- 25 Annual report of the Accreditation Committee
- 26 Scottish Ministers’ power to direct the Accreditation Committee
- Funding and powers
- 27 Financial assistance
- 28 Funding and use of resources
- 29 General powers
- Supporting provisions
- 30 Publication of documents
- Reviews
- 31 Review of arrangements for assuring quality of qualifications
- 32 Review of accreditation function
- Part 2 His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland
- Establishment
- 33 His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland
- 34 Deputy Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland
- 35 His Majesty’s Inspectors of Education in Scotland
- 36 Assistance with inspections
- Functions
- 37 Purpose of inspection
- 38 The inspection function
- 39 Meaning of “relevant educational establishment” and “excepted establishment”
- 40 The voluntary arrangements function
- 41 The advisory function
- 42 Working with others
- 43 Duties when exercising functions
- Advisory Council
- 44 Advisory Council
- Accountability
- 45 Inspection plan
- 46 Reports on inspections
- 47 Annual report
- 48 Report on performance of the Scottish education system
- 49 Other reports
- 50 Protection from actions of defamation
- Powers
- 51 General powers
- Cooperation with inspections
- 52 Powers of entry and inspection
- 53 Duty to provide assistance
- 54 Offences
- Enforcement following school-related inspections
- 55 Necessary improvements: referral to Scottish Ministers
- 56 Preliminary notice of enforcement action
- 57 Enforcement direction
- Supporting provisions
- 58 Publication of documents
- Part 3 General and miscellaneous
- 59 Transfer of staff, property etc. to Qualifications Scotland
- 60 Dissolution of the Scottish Qualifications Authority
- 61 Transitional provisions
- 62 Consequential modifications
- 63 Interpretation
- 64 Regulation-making powers
- 65 Ancillary provision
- 66 Commencement
- 67 Short title
- Schedule 1 Qualifications Scotland
- Part 1 Status
- Exclusion of Crown status
- Part 2 Membership
- Number and appointment of members
- Appointment as a member: criteria
- Period and conditions of membership
- Early termination of membership
- Members’ remuneration and allowances
- Co-opted members
- Part 3 Staff
- Chief executive, chief examiner, chief accreditation officer and other staff
- Staff pensions
- Part 4 Procedure
- Chapter 1 Committees
- Committees
- The Learner Interest Committee
- The Teacher and Practitioner Interest Committee
- The Accreditation Committee
- Chapter 2 Administration of Qualifications Scotland and its committees
- Regulation of procedure
- Authority to perform functions
- Member consultation requirement
- Validity of things done
- Schedule 2 The Office of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland
- Part 1 Status
- Status
- Independence
- Part 2 Appointment and terms
- Appointment
- Period and conditions of office
- Part 3 Staff
- Staff
- Part 4 Procedure
- Authority to perform functions
- Validity of things done
- Schedule 3 Transfer of staff, property etc. to Qualifications Scotland
- Transfer date
- Transfer of staff
- Transfer of property
- Duty to secure vesting of foreign property
- Appointment of initial board members
- Schedule 4 Consequential modifications
- Part 1 Qualifications Scotland
- Chapter 1 Application of legislation relating to public bodies to Qualifications Scotland
- Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
- Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002
- Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
- Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003
- Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
- Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011
- Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
- Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018
- Islands (Scotland) Act 2018
- Chapter 2 Other modifications relating to Qualifications Scotland
- Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992
- Education (Scotland) Act 1996
- Scottish Qualifications Authority Act 2002
- Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005
- Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022
- Part 2 The office of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland
- Chapter 1 Application of legislation relating to office-holders to the Chief Inspector
- Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
- Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007
- Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
- Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011
- Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
- Chapter 2 Other modifications relating to the Chief Inspector
- Education (Scotland) Act 1980
- Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000
- Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006
- Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010
- Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
- Education (Scotland) Act 2016
- Schools General (Scotland) Regulations 1975
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