The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025, as amended by the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 - Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment (FSDA)

Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment (FSDA) produced as part of our intention to lay amended Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) regulations in August 2026.


Footnotes

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

2 A Review of Domestic and Non-Domestic Energy Performance Certificates in Scotland: Research report for the Scottish Government, Heat, Energy Efficiency and Consumers Unit - Final Report (www.gov.scot)

3 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)

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

5 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.

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

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

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

9 A Review of Domestic and Non-Domestic Energy Performance Certificates in Scotland: Research report for the Scottish Government, Heat, Energy Efficiency and Consumers Unit - Final Report

10 Letter to Patrick Harvie MSP Reform of domestic EPC rating metrics to support delivery of Net Zero

11 Reform of the Energy Performance Certificate: letter to Minister - gov.scot

12 Energy Performance Certificate reform – lodgement fees and penalty charges: technical consultation - gov.scot

13 Operational delivery of EPCs in Europe | ClimateXChange

14 Operational delivery of EPCs in Europe | ClimateXChange

15 SHS Data Explorer

16 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2021-24

Contact

Email: EPCenquiries@gov.scot

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