1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Prescribed Purposes for Consideration of Suitability) Regulations 2010 and come into force on the same day as section 44 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 2001 Act” means the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001(1);
“the 2007 Act” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007;
“Scottish Social Services Council” means the body corporate constituted in accordance with section 43 of the 2001 Act;
“social services worker” has the same meaning as in section 77(1) of the 2001 Act;
“social worker” has the same meaning as in section 77(1) of the 2001 Act.
2. For the purposes of section 73(g) (consideration of suitability) of the 2007 Act the following purposes are prescribed—
(a)to be appointed as a member or convenor—
(i)of a committee appointed by the Scottish Social Services Council or of a sub-committee appointed by such a committee under regulation 8(1) or (2) (appointments of committees and sub-committees) of the Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Regulations 2001(2), which is concerned with the registration or conduct of social workers or social services workers; or
(ii)of the Scottish Social Services Council appointed by the Scottish Ministers under paragraph 2 of schedule 2 (membership) to the 2001 Act;
(b)to do, or to be offered or supplied to do, work outwith the United Kingdom that would, if done in Scotland, be—
(i)regulated work with children by virtue of paragraph 1(a) of part 1 of schedule 2 to the 2007 Act;
(ii)regulated work with adults by virtue of paragraph 1(a) of part 1 of schedule 3 to the 2007 Act.
ADAM INGRAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd November 2010