Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007

19 Information held by public bodies etc.

(1) Ministers may, for the purpose of enabling or assisting Ministers to decide whether to list an individual, require—

(a) any person who holds vetting information of a type prescribed under section 49(1)(d) to provide them with any such vetting information relating to the individual,

(b) any of the persons set out in subsection (3) to provide them with any information held by the person which Ministers think might be relevant.

(2) Information provided under subsection (1)(b) may, in particular, be information which relates to—

(a) the regulated work concerned, or

(b) the protection of children or protected adults in general, or of any child or protected adult in particular.

(3) The persons who may be required to provide information under subsection (1)(b) are—

• Councils

• The General Teaching Council for Scotland

• Health Boards and Special Health Boards

• Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland

• Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools

• The Registrar of Chiropractors

• The registrar of dentists and dental care professionals

• The registrar of the General Medical Council

• The registrar of the General Optical Council

• The Registrar of health professionals

• The Registrar of Independent Schools in Scotland

• The Registrar of nurses and midwives

• The Registrar of Osteopaths

• The registrar of pharmaceutical chemists

• The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care

• The Scottish Social Services Council

• Social work inspectors

• Any other person specified in an order made by Ministers