LegalizeThe St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025
Made: 14th May 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 16th May 2025
Coming into force: 1st August 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 73(f) and 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1 August 2025.
Amendment of the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2015
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- (1) Schedule 1 of the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2015[^f00002] is amended as follows.
- (2) In paragraph 9 (income), in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4)(b), for “£2,219” substitute “£2,606”.
- (3) In paragraph 12 (remission of fees (boarders))—
- (a) in sub-paragraph (2), for “£14,789” substitute “£17,369”,
- (b) in sub-paragraph (3), for the table substitute—
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Part of relevant income to which specified percentage applies | Only one aided pupil | Each of two or more aided pupils |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £17,103 but does not exceed £21,620 | 10% | 7.5% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £21,620 but does not exceed £29,034 | 20% | 15% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £29,034 but does not exceed £45,000 | 12.5% | 7.5% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £45,000 but does not exceed £65,000 | 14% | 8.4% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £65,000 but does not exceed £85,000 | 15% | 9% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £85,000 but does not exceed £105,000 | 16% | 9.6% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £105,000 but does not exceed £125,000 | 17% | 10.2% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £125,000 but does not exceed £145,000 | 19% | 11.4% |
| That part (if any) in excess of £145,000 | 20% | 12% |
- (4) In paragraph 13 (remission of fees (day pupils))—
- (a) in sub-paragraph (2), for “£18,635” substitute “£21,886”,
- (b) in sub-paragraph (3), for the table substitute—
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Part of relevant income to which specified percentage applies | Only one aided pupil | Each of two or more aided pupils |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £21,620 but does not exceed £45,000 | 10% | 7.5% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £45,000 but does not exceed £65,000 | 11% | 8.25% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £65,000 but does not exceed £85,000 | 12% | 9% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £85,000 but does not exceed £105,000 | 13% | 9.75% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £105,000 but does not exceed £125,000 | 14% | 10.5% |
| That part (if any) which exceeds £125,000 but does not exceed £145,000 | 16% | 12% |
| That part (if any) in excess of £145,000 | 17% | 12.75% |
- (5) In paragraph 15 (remission of charges for meals (day pupils)), omit sub-paragraphs (1)(d) and (2).
- (6) In paragraph 16 (clothing grants)—
- (a) in sub-paragraph (3)—
- (i) for “£19,312” substitute “£22,681”,
- (ii) for the table substitute—
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Relevant income | Maximum amount of clothing grant |
| Does not exceed £19,914 | £346 |
| Exceeds £19,914 but does not exceed £20,843 | £258 |
| Exceeds £20,843 but does not exceed £21,734 | £170 |
| Exceeds £21,734 but does not exceed £22,681 | £88 |
- (b) in sub-paragraph (5)—
- (i) for “£18,506” substitute “£21,734”,
- (ii) for the table substitute—
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Relevant income | Maximum amount of clothing grant |
| Does not exceed £20,205 | £135 |
| Exceeds £20,205 but does not exceed £21,734 | £70 |
- (7) In paragraph 21 (amount of travel grants)—
- (a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “£17,231” substitute “£20,237”,
- (b) in sub-paragraph (2), for “£16,956” substitute “£19,914”.
- (8) In paragraph 24 (total income: inclusions and deductions), in sub-paragraph (2)(a), omit “or domiciled”.
Signed
JENNY GILRUTH — A member of the Scottish Government — 14th May 2025
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations amend the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”). These Regulations come into force on 1 August 2025.
The 2015 Regulations provide for the payment of allowances to St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh, to reimburse it for its expenditure in respect of fees and charges remitted and grants made in operating the aided places scheme described in schedule 1 of those Regulations. These Regulations amend remission levels in respect of boarders and day pupils who benefit from the aided places scheme which are set out in Parts 2 and 3 of schedule 1 of the 2015 Regulations.
Regulation 2(2) of these Regulations amends the amount to be deducted from an applicant’s relevant income in respect of each dependent child or other relative for the purposes of calculation of the applicant’s relevant income.
Regulation 2(3) of these Regulations amends the income threshold below which no parental contribution is payable in respect of fees for boarders and amends the table that sets out parental contribution levels for boarders by income band. Regulation 2(4) does the same in respect of fees for day pupils.
Regulation 2(5) of these Regulations omits paragraph 15(1)(d) and (2) of schedule 1 of the 2015 Regulations. Tax credits ended on 5 April 2025 and have been replaced by universal credit.
Regulation 2(6)(a) of these Regulations amends the parental income threshold below which an aided pupil is entitled to a clothing grant in the pupil’s first year at the school, and substitutes a new table setting out the maximum amount of clothing grant payable by income band. Regulation 2(6)(b) does the same for any subsequent year of an aided pupil at the school.
Regulation 2(7) of these Regulations amends the parental income threshold below which an aided pupil is entitled to school travel grants.
Regulation 2(8) of these Regulations makes an amendment consequential on changes made by the UK Parliament to tax legislation.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1980 c. 44 (“the Act”). Section 73(f) was amended by section 29(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30) and section 3(2) of the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 6). Section 74(1) was amended by paragraph 8(17) of schedule 10 of the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39). Section 135(1) of the Act contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2015/248, amended by S.S.I. 2019/144, S.S.I. 2022/173 and S.S.I. 2022/377.
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