The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (List A and B Offences) Amendment Regulations 2025

Modification of schedule 1 of the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020

2.—(1) Schedule 1 of the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (list A offences) is modified as follows.

(2) After paragraph 14, insert—

“14A.   Housebreaking with intent to steal.”.

(3) After paragraph 17, insert—

“17A.   Robbery.

17B.   Theft by housebreaking.”.

(4) After paragraph 25, insert—

“25A.   An offence under any of the following provisions of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021(1)—

(a) section 7 (offence of breaching notice),

(b) section 17 (offence of breaching order).”.

(5) After paragraph 36, insert—

Health

36A.   An offence under any of the following provisions of the Health and Care Act 2022(2)—

(a) section 140 (offence of virginity testing: Scotland),

(b) section 141 (offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: Scotland),

(c) section 142 (offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: Scotland),

(d) section 152 (offence of carrying out hymenoplasty: Scotland),

(e) section 153 (offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: Scotland),

(f) section 154 (offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: Scotland).”.

(6) After paragraph 45, insert—

“45A.   An offence under any of the following provisions of the Dentists Act 1984(3)—

(a) section 38 (prohibition on practice of dentistry by laymen)(4),

(b) section 39 (prohibition on use of practitioners’ titles by laymen)(5).

45B.   An offence under section 28 of the Opticians Act 1989 (penalty for pretending to be registered etc.)(6).

45C.   An offence under section 32 of the Osteopaths Act 1993 (offences)(7).

45D.   An offence under section 32 of the Chiropractors Act 1994 (offences)(8).

45E.   An offence under article 39 of the Health Professions Order 2001(offences)(9).

45F.   An offence under article 44 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (offences)(10).”.

(7) After paragraph 46, insert—

“46A.   An offence under article 19 of the Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024 (offences relating to registration etc.)(11).”.

(8) After paragraph 47, insert—

National Security and Official Secrets Acts

47A.   An offence under the Official Secrets Act 1911(12).

47B.   An offence under the Official Secrets Act 1920(13).

47C.   An offence under the Official Secrets Act 1989(14).

47D.   An offence under any of the following provisions of the National Security Act 2023(15)—

(a) section 1 (obtaining or disclosing protected information),

(b) section 2 (obtaining or disclosing trade secrets),

(c) section 3 (assisting a foreign intelligence service),

(d) section 4 (entering etc a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK),

(e) section 12 (sabotage),

(f) section 13 (foreign interference: general),

(g) section 17 (obtaining etc material benefits from a foreign intelligence service),

(h) section 18 (preparatory conduct).”.

(9) Before paragraph 51, insert—

“50A.   An offence under section 67 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (offences in connection with disclosure notices or search warrants)(16).”.

(10) In paragraph 55, before sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(za) section 66A (sending etc. photograph or film of genitals)(17),

(zb) section 66B (sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film)(18).”.

(11) After paragraph 62, insert—

“62A.   An offence under any of the following provisions of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021(19)—

(a) section 3 (racially aggravated harassment),

(b) section 4(1) or (2) (offence of stirring up hatred).”.

(12) After paragraph 74, insert—

Miscellaneous statutory offences

74A.   An offence under section 184(1) of the Online Safety Act 2023 (offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm)(20).”.

(13) After paragraph 77, insert—

“77A.   An offence of assault, the conviction for which indicates that it resulted in any of the following—

(a) disability,

(b) disfigurement (permanent or otherwise),

(c) impairment (permanent or otherwise).”.

(14) In paragraphs 78 and 79, for “77” substitute “77A”.

(1)

2021 asp 16.

(2)

2022 c. 31.

(3)

1984 c. 24.

(4)

Section 38 was amended by S.I. 2005/2011, 2007/3101 and 2023/1286.

(5)

Section 39 was amended by S.I. 2005/2011 and 2007/3101.

(6)

1989 c. 44. Section 28 was amended by S.I. 2005/848 and 2007/3101.

(7)

1993 c. 21.

(8)

1994 c. 17.

(9)

S.I. 2002/254 as amended by paragraph 25 of schedule 5(1) of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16) and S.I. 2009/1182.

(10)

S.I. 2002/253 as amended by S.I. 2018/838.

(11)

S.I. 2024/374.

(12)

1911 c. 28.

(13)

1920 c. 75.

(14)

1989 c. 6.

(15)

2023 c. 32.

(16)

2005 c. 15.

(17)

Section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) (“the 2003 Act”) was inserted by section 187 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) (“the 2023 Act”).

(18)

Section 66B of the 2003 Act was inserted by section 188 of the 2023 Act.

(19)

2021 asp 14.

(20)

2023 c. 50.