Publication - Consultation paper

School premises regulations - updating proposals: consultation

Published: 25 March 2026
From: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, +11 more … Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Director for Children and Families, Director of Education Reform, Director of Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights, Director-General Education and Justice, First Minister, Lord Advocate, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Minister for Equalities, Permanent Secretary, Solicitor General
Directorate: Learning Directorate, +3 more … Early Learning and Childcare Directorate, Education Reform Directorate, Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Children and families, Education, +1 more … Public sector
ISBN: 9781806435784

We are consulting on updating the School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967, so they reflect modern educational needs.

Closed
This consultation closed 31 March 2026.

View this consultation on consult.gov.scot, including responses once published.

Supporting documents

Glossary of Terms

Additional Support for Learning - ASL

Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment - CRWIA

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities - CoSLA

Early Learning and Childcare - ELC

Getting It Right For Every Child - GIRFEC

Learning Estate Investment Programme – LEIP

Physical Education - PE

Scottish Government - SG

Synthetic Pitches - SP

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers – CIBSE

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Email: matthew.rennie@gov.scot

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