Amendment of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007

2.—(1) The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007(1) 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,”; and

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(ii) in sub-paragraph (ii), the words “a council has made” are repealed; and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

(1)

2007 asp 14. Relevant amendments were made to section 94 by the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 schedule 14 and by S.S.I. 2014/90.