The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024: Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment

Footnotes

1 https://www.gov.scot/publications/a-changing-nation-how-scotland-will-thrive-in-a-digital-world/pages/foreword/

2 https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/coverage-and-speeds/connected-nations-update-spring-2024/

3 https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/coverage-and-speeds/connected-nations-planned-network-deployment/

4 https://consult.gov.scot/digital-directorate/new-build-developments-delivering-gigabit-capable/

5 https://www.gov.wales/new-build-developments-delivering-gigabit-capable-connections

6 Data derived from Scottish Government Planning data (2022) and Housing Statistics for Scotland completions for 12 month period Q4 2021 to Q4 2022.

7 Data derived from Openreach data submission on provision of FTTP, FTTC and Copper network delivery for year 2022.

8 Costs derived using Openreach Rate Card and average development size data from Scottish Government Planning data (2022).

9 Cost impact derived from estimate unit costs against the assumed number of units not already connecting to FTTP (Openreach data)

10 https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/telecoms-infrastructure/narrowband-broadband-fixed/telecoms-access-review-2026/