Education (Scotland) Act 2025

Accountability of the Accreditation Committee

24 Corporate plan of the Accreditation Committee

(1) The Accreditation Committee must prepare and publish a corporate plan as soon as reasonably practicable after the day on which this section comes into force.

(2) The corporate plan—

(a) must set out how the committee intends to exercise its functions,

(b) may include such other material as the committee considers appropriate.

(3) The committee—

(a) may prepare a new corporate plan at any time, and

(b) must publish any such new plan.

25 Annual report of the Accreditation Committee

(1) The Accreditation Committee must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year—

(a) prepare and publish a report on its activities during that year, and

(b) send a copy of the report to the Scottish Ministers.

(2) The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament.

(3) It is for the Accreditation Committee to determine the form and content of each report.

26 Scottish Ministers’ power to direct the Accreditation Committee

(1) The Accreditation Committee must comply with any direction issued to it by the Scottish Ministers.

(2) A direction issued by the Scottish Ministers to the committee—

(a) may be general or relate to a particular function or matter,

(b) may vary or revoke an earlier direction under this section,

(c) must—

(i) be in writing, and

(ii) be published by the Scottish Ministers as soon as reasonably practicable after it is communicated to the committee.

(3) Before issuing such a direction (other than a direction revoking an earlier direction), the Scottish Ministers must consult the committee about it.