http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/19/section/4Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Act 2026en2026-06-10Statute Law Database2026-05-27 4 1 Each education provider must record all incidences of the use of restraint or seclusion in its schools. 2 The proprietor of an independent school and the managers of a grant-aided school must inform the Scottish Ministers, by such time as they may specify, of the number of incidences of restraint and seclusion in the school. 3 Each education authority must inform the Scottish Ministers, by such time as they may specify, of the number of incidences of restraint and seclusion in schools under its management. 4 The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for education providers to report incidences of the use of restraint or seclusion in schools to a person specified in the regulations. 5 Regulations under subsection (4) may in particular include provision— a about the timescales for reporting, b about the form and content of reports, c requiring information about incidences to be provided by the person specified in the regulations to the Scottish Ministers, d about the timescales for providing that information, e about the form and content of that information. 6 Regulations under subsection (4) may— a make different provision for different types of education provider, b modify any enactment (including this Act). 7 Before laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (4) before the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate. 8 The Scottish Ministers must, for each year— a prepare a report setting out the number of incidences of the use of restraint and seclusion in schools in Scotland in the year, and b lay the report before the Scottish Parliament as soon as practicable after the end of the year. 9 The Scottish Ministers may by regulations specify types of restraint or seclusion which need not be— a recorded under subsection (1), or b reported to— i the Scottish Ministers under subsection (2) or (3), or ii a person specified in regulations made under subsection (4). 10 Before laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (9) before the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate. 11 In subsection (8), “year” means— a the period beginning with the date on which this Act comes into force and ending on the following 31 July, and b each subsequent period of one year beginning on 1 August. S. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 9(2)