Amendment of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 20072

1

The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 20072 is amended as follows.

2

In section 94 (meaning of “protected adult”), in subsection (1)—

a

in paragraph (b), after sub-paragraph (ii), insert—

iia

by, or which is secured by, a person to whom such functions are delegated by a Health Board in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014,

b

in paragraph (c)—

i

after sub-paragraph (i), insert—

ia

provided or secured by a person to whom a function conferred by either of those Acts is delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014,

ii

in sub-paragraph (ii), the words “a council has made” are repealed; and

iii

in that sub-paragraph, at the end, insert “is made by a council or a person to whom functions are delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (or by another person acting under the direction of the person to whom functions are delegated)”.

3

In Part 3 of schedule 2 (regulated work with children), in paragraph 17—

a

the words from “provided” to the end become sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph; and

b

after that sub-paragraph insert —

, or

2

provided or secured by a person to whom a function conferred by a provision mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014

4

In Part 3 of schedule 3 (regulated work with adults), in paragraph 9—

a

the words from “a council” to the end become sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph; and

b

after that sub-paragraph insert—

, or

2

a person to whom a function conferred by a provision mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.