Overview of the Act Accountability of Qualifications Scotland Section 18 – Annual quality assurance compliance report of Qualifications Scotland
43.This section requires Qualifications Scotland to prepare and publish a report after each financial year (see paragraph 41 of these Notes for a definition of financial year) on the arrangements it has made in accordance with the requirements of section 3(a) (see paragraph 11 of these Notes), being those necessary to satisfy itself as to the quality of the qualifications it devises under the function conferred by section 2(1)(a). In particular, this report must set out the arrangements that were in place during the relevant financial year, and detail how Qualifications Scotland complied with those arrangements during that year. Otherwise, the content and form of the report is a matter for Qualifications Scotland. In particular, the report can be combined with another report (such as the annual report under section 17).
44.When preparing the report, Qualifications Scotland must consult the Learner Interest Committee and the Teacher and Practitioner Interest Committee. Qualifications Scotland must send a copy of the published report to the Scottish Ministers, and in turn the Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament.