Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007

2 Referral ground S

The referral ground—

(a) in relation to an individual who is or has been doing (or has been offered or supplied for) regulated work with children, is that the individual has, whether or not in the course of the individual's work—

(i) harmed a child,

(ii) placed a child at risk of harm,

(iii) engaged in inappropriate conduct involving pornography,

(iv) engaged in inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature involving a child, or

(v) given inappropriate medical treatment to a child,

(b) in relation to an individual who is or has been doing (or has been offered or supplied for) regulated work with adults, is that the individual has, whether or not in the course of the individual's work—

(i) harmed a protected adult,

(ii) placed a protected adult at risk of harm,

(iii) engaged in inappropriate conduct involving pornography,

(iv) engaged in inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature involving a protected adult, or

(v) given inappropriate medical treatment to a protected adult.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 2 in force at 28.2.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/157, art. 2(a)