Net Zero Assessment: Pilot report

Annex C- Policy areas considered by the pilot

Following a series of workshops in April 2024 with policy teams from across the SG leading on potential policy areas to be included in the pilot, an initial 30 policies were considered, drawn from a range of portfolios, including: Health and Social Care; Education and Skills; Net Zero and Energy; Social Justice; Justice and Home Affairs.

Because only one policy from the original sample required the full in-depth Stage 3 assessment, the pilot was extended by considering over 170 policies from Programme for Government 2025-26 from across SG portfolios, which further extended the coverage to include the Transport and Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands portfolios.