Education, Children and Young People Committee
This report sets out the Education, Children and Young People Committee's consideration of Scottish Statutory Instruments (SSIs) at its meeting on 7 January 2026. The minutes of the meeting have been published on the Committee's webpages. The Official Report of the meeting will be published on the Committee's webpages in due course.
The [draft] were laid on 20 November 2025. The instrument was laid subject to the affirmative procedure.
The states that these regulations鈥
make provision in consequence of the Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (鈥渢he Act鈥). Part 1 of the Act establishes Qualifications Scotland, which replaces the Scottish Qualifications Authority (鈥淪QA鈥). Part 2 of the Act establishes the office of His Majesty鈥檚 Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland (鈥淗MCIES鈥), which will take on functions previously exercised by His Majesty鈥檚 inspectors of schools (鈥淗M inspectors鈥) appointed under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
The Delegated Powers and Law Reform (DPLR) Committee considered the instrument at its meeting on 2 December 2025. The DPLR Committee made no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
At the Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting on 7 January 2026, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Jenny Gilruth, moved the following motion in her name鈥
S6M-19851鈥擳hat the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2026聽[draft] be approved.
The Education, Children and Young People Committee agreed motion S6M-19851.
The [draft] was laid on 20 November 2025. The instrument was laid subject to the affirmative procedure.
The 蝉迟补迟别蝉鈥
This Order specifies that wholly Scottish devolved statistics produced, or to be produced, by Qualifications Scotland are official statistics. 鈥淪cottish devolved statistics鈥 is defined in section 66 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (鈥渢he 2007 Act鈥).
The Delegated Powers and Law Reform (DPLR) Committee considered the instrument at its meeting on 2 December 2025. The DPLR Committee made no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
At the Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting on 7 January 2026, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Jenny Gilruth, moved the following motion in her name鈥
S6M-19852鈥擳hat the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026聽[draft] be approved.
The Education, Children and Young People Committee agreed motion S6M-19852.
The [draft] were laid on 25 November 2025. The instrument was laid subject to the affirmative procedure.
The states that the overarching aim of the regulations is to provide a robust legal framework in respect of cross-border placements made into residential and foster care in Scotland, thereby ensuring that the welfare of placed children is safeguarded and promoted, and that their rights are upheld.
The Delegated Powers and Law Reform (DPLR) Committee considered the instrument at its meeting on 9 December 2025. The DPLR Committee agreed that no points arose on the instrument.
At the Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting on 7 January 2026, the Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, moved the following motion in her name鈥
S6M-19990鈥擳hat the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
The Education, Children and Young People Committee agreed motion S6M-19990.