Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 113 and 115 of the Police Act 1997 provide for the issue by the Scottish Ministers of a standard or enhanced criminal records certificate. These Regulations prescribe certain details which are to be included in such certificates. Regulation 3 prescribes details which must be included where an applicant for a relevant certificate is included in the list kept under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act list”). Regulation 4 prescribes details which must be included where an applicant for a relevant certificate is subject to a direction under section 142 of the Education Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”). An applicant included on the 1999 Act list (otherwise than provisionally) or subject to a direction under section 142(1)(a) of the 2002 Act given on the grounds in section 142(4)(b) is included within the meaning of “disqualified from working with children” in the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003.