Scotland's Offshore Wind Skills Priorities and Action Plan: Consumer Duty impact assessment (CDIA)

Consumer Duty Impact Assessment Not Required Template

Title of the policy/proposal: Offshore Wind Skills Priorities and Action Plan

Directorate/Division/Team: Offshore Wind/Offshore Wind Skills and Policy/Offshore Wind Skills

Responsible policy official for taking decision: Laura Murdoch, Deputy Director for Offshore Wind Skills & Policy, Offshore Wind Directorate

Who else participated in taking the decision: Offshore Wind Skills Team and Scottish Government Islands Team

Rationale for deciding that the strategic decision would have no impact on consumers:

It is considered that the Offshore Wind Skills Priorities and Action Plan will not have a direct impact on consumers. The plan is a high-level strategic document that identifies priority job roles, shared objectives, and initial actions required to build Scotland’s offshore wind workforce over the longer term, rather than measures that influence consumer experience or behaviour.

Its purpose is to set out steps to coordinate skills development across government, industry, and the education sector to support the skills development needed to deliver Scotland’s significant potential offshore wind pipeline. It does not introduce any policies or interventions that affect consumer rights, costs, or the operation of retail energy markets.

Any long-term, indirect consequences for consumers, such as potential changes in wholesale energy prices, fall within the remit of the UK Government and its regulators, including Ofgem and the National Energy System Operator (NESO).

Declaration:

I have read the ‘rationale for deciding that the strategic decision would have no impact on consumers’ section of this template.

I am satisfied that all considerations have been assessed and met and that a Consumer Duty Impact Assessment is not required in this instance.

Name: Laura Murdoch

Job title: Deputy Director Offshore Wind Skills & Policy

Date: 10 March 2026

I have read the ‘rationale for deciding that the strategic decision would have no impact on consumers’ section of this template.

I am satisfied that all considerations have been assessed and met and that a Consumer Duty Impact Assessment is not required in this instance.

Ministerial Sign Off:

Minister's name: Gillian Martin

Minister's title: Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy

Date: 19 March 2026

Scottish Government Contact point: Sean Torrens, Head of Skills, Offshore Wind Skills Unit