2022 No. 164
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2022
Made
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 4(4), 10(1), 10A(1) and paragraph 6 of schedule 3 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 19741 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 10(2) of that Act2, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2022.
2
This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Amendment of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 20132
1
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusion and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 20133 is amended in accordance with paragraph 2.
2
In schedule 3 (exclusions of section 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974) for paragraph 174 substitute—
Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme17
1
Any question asked, in order to assess the suitability of an individual to provide accommodation to a person who has permission to enter into or to stay in the United Kingdom granted under the immigration rules laid down under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 19715 in relation to the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme6, in the circumstances set out in sub-paragraph (2).
2
The circumstances are that—
a
the question relates to the individual whose suitability is being assessed, or
b
where the individual being assessed resides in the accommodation to be provided, the question relates to any other individual who is over the age of 16 years and who also resides in the accommodation being provided.
(This note is not part of the Order)