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title: "The Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2026"
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# The Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 1097 (S. 1)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND
The Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2026
Made
14th October 2026
Laid before Parliament
16th October 2026
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
16th October 2026
Coming into force
5th December 2026
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, on the 14th day of October 2026
Present,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
His Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Him by section 126(8)(b) of the Scotland Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2026 and comes into force on 5th December 2026.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## 2 Specification of offices {#article-2}

The following offices are specified for the purposes of section 126(8)(b) of the Scotland Act 1998 (offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices)—
(a) the Clerk of the Sexual Offences Court appointed under section 86(1) of the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025,
(b) a Deputy Clerk of the Sexual Offences Court appointed under section 87(1) of the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025.