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Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Prescribed Services) (Protected Adults) Amendment Regulations 2018 and come into force on 12th March 2018.

Amendment of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Prescribed Services) (Protected Adults) Regulations 2010

2.  The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Prescribed Services) (Protected Adults) Regulations 2010(1) are amended as follows.

3.  In regulation 5 (prescribed welfare services), for “For” substitute “Subject to regulation 5A, for”.

4.  After regulation 5, insert—

5A.(1) For the purposes of section 94(1)(d) of the Act a prescribed welfare service does not include a welfare service(2) that is provided in the course of work within a prison by a prisoner to another prisoner.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)“prison” means a prison, young offenders institution or remand centre which is under the general superintendence of the Scottish Ministers under the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989(3), and includes any contracted out prison within the meaning of section 106(4) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994(4);

(b)“prisoner” means a person committed for trial, safe custody, punishment or otherwise, in a prison..

MAREE TODD

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

30th January 2018