Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration local authorities and planning authorities should give to the current School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967, and what impact its stated commitment to update these regulations could have on any plans for new schools that may be built under updated regulations.
We continue to expect local authorities to comply with the current School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967, wherever possible. Furthermore, we would expect new schools to comply with the prescribed requirements of the revised regulations, once they are introduced.
As previously committed to, the Scottish Government’s consultation on the updating of the School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967 will commence before the end of this year.