# Education (Scotland) Act 2025, Paragraph 16: Member consultation requirement

Extent: S

(1) In the exercise of Qualifications Scotland’s functions, the members appointed to satisfy paragraph 3(2)(c) must, in every case in which Qualifications Scotland considers it appropriate to do so, consult such persons with an interest as Qualifications Scotland considers appropriate.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), persons with an interest are—
(a) persons who are members of staff of Qualifications Scotland,
(b) representatives from recognised trade unions which represent the interests of the persons mentioned in paragraph (a),
(c) other persons appearing to Qualifications Scotland to represent the interests of the persons mentioned in paragraph (a).
(3) In sub-paragraph (2)(b), “trade union” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and “recognised”, in relation to a trade union, is to be construed in accordance with section 178(3) of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/11/schedule/1/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-16
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