[F1Exceptions to regulated roles with childrenS
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 substituted (30.9.2024 but only for the purposes of making certain regulations, otherwise prosp.) by Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 13), s. 97, sch. 3 (with s. 96) (as amended by 2024 asp 5, s. 38(3), sch. para. 19(2); S.S.I. 2024/21, reg. 2(j)(ii) (with reg. 3)); S.S.I. 2024/242, reg. 2, sch.
2(1)A role which would be a regulated role with children by virtue of the carrying out of an activity mentioned in any of the paragraphs of Part 2 of this schedule is not, despite any of those provisions, a regulated role with children if—S
(a)the activity is carried out in relation to children in the course of the children's work (whether paid or unpaid work),
(b)the activity is carried out in the course of a family relationship, or
(c)the activity is carried out for an individual (“A”)—
(i)in the course of a personal relationship,
(ii)for no commercial consideration, and
(iii)for the benefit of A, a member of A's family or A's friend.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1)(b)—
(a)a family relationship does not include a relationship between a child and a foster carer in relation to the child,
(b)a family relationship includes a relationship between two persons who—
(i)live in the same household, and
(ii)treat each other as though they were members of the same family.
(3)In sub-paragraph (1)(c)—
(a)a personal relationship is a relationship between or among friends, and
(b)“benefit” does not include commercial benefit.
(4)For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1)(c) and (3)(a), a friend of a member of an individual's family is to be regarded as being the individual's friend.
(5)Ministers may prescribe circumstances in which an activity is or is not to be treated for the purposes of this paragraph as being done in the course of a family or personal relationship.]