The Committee was content with the following 8 delegated powers:
Section 9(1): Duty to establish the Strategic Advisory Council
Schedule 3, paragraph 5(2): power to appoint initial board members to Qualifications Scotland
Section 30(4): power to specify the intervals at which establishments are to be inspected
Section 31(6): power to modify the meaning of “relevant educational establishment” or “excepted establishment”
Section 36(5): power to make provision about the frequency with which the Chief Inspector of Education must review the inspection plan
Section 48(1): power to give an enforcement direction
Section 56: Ancillary Provision
Section 57: Commencement
However, the Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government to raise questions in relation to the remaining 6 powers—
Section 8(2): Power to issue guidance to Qualifications Scotland on consultation with the Strategic Advisory Council
Section 9(3)(b)(iii): Power to issue guidance to the Strategic Advisory Council
Section 17: Scottish Ministers’ power to direct Qualifications Scotland
Section 21: Scottish Ministers’ power to direct the Accreditation Committee
Schedule 1, paragraph 2(2): power to alter the number of members of Qualifications Scotland
Schedule 1, paragraph 13(6): power to regulate the procedure of Qualifications Scotland and its committees.