Explanatory Notes

Education (Scotland) Act 2025

2025 asp 11

6 August 2025

Overview of the Act

Part 1: Qualifications Scotland

Charters

Section 13 – Reviewing and revising the charters

32.Qualifications Scotland must review each of the charters within 5 years of their respective publication dates, and then within 5 years of each subsequent review relating to that charter. Qualifications Scotland may revise a charter following a review of that charter, and must publish any revised version as soon as reasonably practicable. As any revised charter will still be “the charter”, the rules about its content (as set out in sections 11 and 12 respectively) will apply automatically. The requirements for collaborative production of the charters which are set out in sections 11 and 12 apply to production of any revised charters.