# The Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026

S.S.I. 2026/266 · made 22 September 2026

This Order updates the list of public bodies in schedule 1 of the Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015. Bodies listed in that schedule are required to prepare reports on compliance with climate change duties imposed under (or by virtue of) section 44 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.

Made under: Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (Section 46)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-duties-of-public-bodies-reporting-requirements-scotland-amendment-order-2026/pdf/ssi_20260266_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-duties-of-public-bodies-reporting-requirements-scotland-amendment-order-2026/pdf/ssipn_20260266_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

CLIMATE CHANGE
Made 22nd September 2026
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 24th September 2026
Coming into force 19th November 2026
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 46(1) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 and comes into force on 19 November 2026.

## 2 Amendment of the Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015

(1) The Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015 is amended as follows.
(2) In schedule 1 (listed bodies), under the heading “Others”—
(a) after “the National Library of Scotland” insert “Qualifications Scotland”,
(b) omit “the Scottish Qualifications Authority”.

## Signature

MAIRI MCALLAN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
22nd September 2026

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order updates the list of public bodies in schedule 1 of the Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015. Bodies listed in that schedule are required to prepare reports on compliance with climate change duties imposed under (or by virtue of) section 44 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
Article 2 inserts into schedule 1 Qualifications Scotland, which was established by section 1(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 2025. Article 2 also omits the Scottish Qualifications Authority, which was dissolved by section 60 of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/266 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-duties-of-public-bodies-reporting-requirements-scotland-amendment-order-2026
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