
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Appeal Committee Procedures) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1 August 2025.
2 

(1) The Education (Appeal Committee Procedures) (Scotland) Regulations 1982 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) for the definition of “hearing” substitute—“
 “hearing” means an oral hearing and includes a form of hearing conducted in whole or in part through the use of remote facilities;”,
(b) after the definition of “reference” insert—“
 “remote facilities” means any equipment or facility which—
(a) enables persons who are not in the same place to participate in the hearing, and
(b) enables those persons to speak to and be heard by each other (whether or not it enables those persons to see and be seen by each other);”.
(3) After regulation 7 (fixing date of hearing), insert—“
7A. 

(1) Any hearing may be held—
(a) in person,
(b) with the agreement of all parties, wholly through the use of remote facilities,
(c) partly in person and partly through the use of remote facilities.
(2) Where a hearing is to be held in accordance with paragraph (1)(c)—
(a) an appellant who wishes to attend the hearing in person must be allowed to do so,
(b) the members of the appeal committee must attend the hearing in person.”.
JENNY GILRUTH
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
13th May 2025