Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) produced as part of our intention to lay updated Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) regulations in October 2025. This EQIA has considered the evidence to understand any outcomes in terms of equality from the reform of EPC.
Footnotes
1 1. Introduction - Domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates: review - gov.scot
2 Scottish House Condition Survey 2019
3 The Scottish House Condition Survey 2023
4 It is important to note that the EPC is currently provided online in Portable Document Format (PDF)
5 Directive - 2002/91 - EN - EUR-Lex
6 Directive - 2010/31 - EN - EUR-Lex; Directive - 2018/844 - EN - EUR-Lex; Directive - EU - 2024/1275 - EN - EUR-Lex
7 Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019
8 Annex Reform of domestic EPC rating metrics to support delivery of Net Zero
9 Transforming EPCs: Consumer Research Insights v2
10 Energy Performance Certificates: An Alternative Approach — Common Weal
11 Elmhurst Responds to 'EPC Reform' Consultation - Elmhurst Energy
12 Letter: Reform of domestic EPC rating metrics to Patrick Harvie MSP - Climate Change Committee
13 Domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates: review - gov.scot
14 Domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) reform: consultation - gov.scot
15 Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) reform: consultation - gov.scot
17 Energy Performance Certificate reform consultation: response - gov.scot
Contact
Email: EPCenquiries@gov.scot