The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025, as amended by the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026: island communities impact assessment (ICIA)

Footnotes

1 Directive - 2002/91 - EN - EUR-Lex

2 Directive - 2010/31 - EN - EUR-Lex; Directive - 2018/844 - EN - EUR-Lex; Directive - EU - 2024/1275 - EN - EUR-Lex

3 Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019

4 Annex Reform of domestic EPC rating metrics to support delivery of Net Zero

5 Transforming EPCs: Consumer Research Insights v2

6 Energy Performance Certificates: An Alternative Approach — Common Weal

7 Elmhurst Responds to 'EPC Reform' Consultation - Elmhurst Energy

8 Letter: Reform of domestic EPC rating metrics to Patrick Harvie MSP - Climate Change Committee

9 Domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates: review - gov.scot

10 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (recast) (legislation.gov.uk)

11 The Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Prescribed Documents) Regulations 2008

12 Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Act 2019 - which requires the Scottish Ministers to prepare a Fuel Poverty Strategy that must set out their approach to identifying residential buildings where improvements would be required to achieve, by 2030, an energy performance certificate band C or higher.

13 Scottish House Condition Survey: 2023 Key Findings - gov.scot

14 Draft Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations: consultation - gov.scot

15 United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

16 Energy calculation as a service (ECaaS): Access the Home Energy Model - GOV.UK

17 Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime - GOV.UK

18 Domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) reform: consultation - gov.scot

19 Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) reform: consultation - gov.scot

20 Energy Performance Certificate reform – lodgement fees and penalty charges: technical consultation (2025)

21 Energy Performance Certificate reform consultation: response - gov.scot

22 The cost of remoteness - reflecting higher living costs in remote rural Scotland when measuring fuel poverty: research report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) – Scottish Government (September 2021)

23 Scottish House Condition Survey: 2023 Key Findings - gov.scot, Scottish Government (January 2025)

24 The Scottish EPC Register

25 Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill: island communities impact assessment. Scottish Government (May 2019)

26 Heat in buildings strategy: island communities impact assessment, Scottish Government (November 2021)

27 New Build Heat Standard 2024: island communities impact assessment - gov.scot, Scottish Government (June 2024)

28 Energy Performance Certificate Reform Consultation: Analysis of Responses to Consultation

29 Scottish islands: data overview 2023 - gov.scot

30 The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008

31 Supporting documents - Heat in buildings strategy: island communities impact assessment - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

32 Heat in Buildings strategy - domestic EPC reform consultation: analysis summary report - gov.scot

33 Energy Performance Certificate Reform Consultation: Analysis of Responses to Consultation

34 Tackling Fuel Poverty in Scotland: Periodic Report 2021 - 2024

35 Scottish House Condition Survey: 2022 Key Findings - gov.scot (www.gov.scot), Table KA6a

36 Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk); internal Scottish Government analysis of postcode level gas statistics Postcode level gas statistics: 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)