Legislation – Education (Scotland) Act 2025
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Part 1Qualifications Scotland
Reviews
31Review of arrangements for assuring quality of qualifications
(1)
The Scottish Ministers must appoint a person to undertake a review of the effectiveness of Qualifications Scotland’s arrangements, made in accordance with section 3(a), for satisfying itself as to the quality of qualifications devised under section 2(1)(a).
(2)
The Scottish Ministers—
(a)
must make an appointment under subsection (1) as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any event, no later than 3 months after this section comes into force,
(b)
must not appoint a person under subsection (1) who is a member of, or a member of staff of, Qualifications Scotland.
(3)
The person appointed under subsection (1) must—
(a)
after undertaking the review, prepare a report of the review,
(b)
submit the report to the Scottish Ministers.
(4)
The Scottish Ministers must—
(a)
give a copy of the report to Qualifications Scotland,
(b)
lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament, and
(c)
publish the report.