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The consultation closed on 20 September. Published consultation responses and an analysis report can be found at: Review of the Regional Strategic Bodies within the Glasgow and Lanarkshire college regions - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space

I can confirm that the Scottish Government will be proceeding with plans to:

• Dissolve the Glasgow Colleges’ Regional Board, the Regional Strategic Body for the Glasgow college region;
• No longer have New College Lanarkshire, designated as the Regional Strategic Body for the Lanarkshire college region; and
• Designate each of the Glasgow and Lanarkshire colleges as “regional colleges”.

Subject to the Parliamentary process, I expect the new arrangements to be in place for the start of academic year 25-26.

The Scottish Government and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) will work with both boards to develop transition arrangements and ensure the boards have appropriate support in place for any affected staff.