diff --git a/docs/user-guide/scheduler.md b/docs/user-guide/scheduler.md
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--- a/docs/user-guide/scheduler.md
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@@ -455,6 +455,13 @@ environment at the point of submission, the option
Using the `--export=none` means that the behaviour of batch submissions
should be repeatable. We strongly recommend its use.
+!!! Note
+ When submitting your job, the scheduler will check that the requested resources are available e.g. that your account
+ is a member of the requested budget, that the requested QoS exists.
+ If things change before the job starts and e.g. your account has been removed from the requested budget or the requested QoS has been deleted
+ then the job will not be able to start.
+ In such cases, the job will be removed from the pending queue by our systems team, as it will no longer be eligible to run.
+
### Additional options for parallel jobs
!!! note