# The Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026, Note: 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/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-duties-of-public-bodies-reporting-requirements-scotland-amendment-order-2026/note
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