The draft report covers the following: a) Part 1 explains: • the use of the power under section 1(1) of the Act during the reporting period 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025 (“the current reporting period”), • how that use of the power under section 1(1) contributes or has contributed towards maintaining and advancing standards in relation to the matters mentioned in section 2(1)(a) to (e) of the Act, and • any use of the power under section 1(1) that has been considered by the Scottish Ministers during the current reporting period. b) Part 2 explains: • how the Scottish Ministers intend to use the power in the upcoming reporting period 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2026 (“the upcoming reporting period”), and • how their intended use of the power under section 1(1) would contribute towards maintaining and advancing standards in relation to the matters mentioned in section 2(1)(a) to (e) of the Act. 1 2.