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Featured: Price controls on essential food items: draft legislative provisions
This consultation seeks your views on the proposed introduction of legal price caps on essential food items. This would include a cap on the price of certain goods sold by large supermarkets chains in their stores or online. We are seeking your views on this proposal, and also on the design of any...
Closes 24 November 2026
Open Consultations
Building Regulations: The Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard: Stage 2
Closed Consultations
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Registration services: Fees review
National Records of Scotland (NRS) want to hear your views about our proposed changes to the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our propsols are intended to ensure that registration service fees better reflect the costs of delivering these public services and remain sustainable. NRS is a non-ministerial department in the Scottish Administration that...
Closed 4 October 2026
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Proposed changes to SSSC registration requirements
Social services is one of Scotland’s largest sectors, employing approximately 210,000 individuals across social work, social care and children and young people’s services – making up roughly 8% of Scotland’s employed population. Those working in social services are often supporting the most vulnerable members of our society. It is vital that they are equipped with the appropriate skills,...
Closed 24 September 2026
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Salmon fishing: proposed conservation status for 2027 season
We are seeking views on the proposed conservation statuses of Scottish salmon stocks for the 2027 fishing season. Read the consultation paper . The consultation paper contains full background information for this consultation. You may find it useful to read or refer to while responding. The consultation questions are included here for your reference. Please click 'Begin consultation'...
Closed 4 September 2026
We Asked, You Said, We Did
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
We asked
What is your view on the proposal for Clyde herring in 2026?
You said
A range of responses were received, as can be found in the outcome report.
We did
Having considered the best available scientific information, the wider obligations and analysed all responses submitted through the consultation process, the TAC for 2026 has been recommended to the UK Secretary of State at 583 tonnes and retains the existing management measures.
We asked
Whether Scotland should amend the Renewables Obligation to implement BICS and exempt eligible businesses from ROS costs.
You said
Most agreed with alignment across Great Britain but raised concerns about transparency and supplier certainty.
We did
We will proceed with the legislative changes and work with UK Government to support an orderly introduction to the BICS scheme from 2027.
We asked
We published a consultation on 25 March 2026 seeking views on guidance that outlines support available to adult victims of human trafficking and exploitation in Scotland. The consultation ran until 30 June 2026.
You said
We received 43 responses from a range of individuals and organisations including survivors of human trafficking and exploitation, the third sector and local government.
We did
The full consultation analysis report has now been published alongside the consultation responses, where permission was given for publication. We are carefully considering all consultation responses as we finalise the revised guidance.