# The Qualifications Scotland (Strategic Advisory Council) (Establishment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 6: Membership


(1) The membership of the Council is to consist of—
(a) one or more persons who appear to the Scottish Ministers to represent the interests of children and young people,
(b) one or more persons who appear to the Scottish Ministers to have knowledge of the needs and interests of persons with educational support needs who are undertaking a Qualifications Scotland qualification,
(c) one or more persons who appear to the Scottish Ministers to represent the interests of parents and carers of children and young people undertaking a Qualifications Scotland qualification,
(d) one or more persons who are representatives of a trade union (within the meaning given by section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992) which appears to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of the interests of staff of educational establishments in Scotland,
(e) one or more persons who appear to Scottish Ministers to be representative of the business, industry and skills sectors,
(f) one or more persons acting as the director of education of an education authority,
(g) one or more persons who are representatives of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council,
(h) one or more persons who appear to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of colleges of further education within the meaning of section 35(1) of the 2005 Act,
(i) one or more persons who appear to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of higher education institutions within the meaning of section 35(1) of the 2005 Act,
(j) subject to paragraph (3), such other persons having the skills, knowledge and expertise relevant to the functions of the Council as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.
(2) Two members of the Council are to be appointed by the Scottish Ministers as conveners, one (but only one) of whom must also be a member of Qualifications Scotland.
(3) Members of staff of Qualifications Scotland may not be appointed as members of the Council.
(4) In this regulation—
“educational establishment” has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980,
“the 2005 Act” means the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/36/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/qualifications-scotland-strategic-advisory-council-establishment-regulations-2026/regulation-6
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.