PART 1

Disclosure of criminal history and other information

Accredited bodies

Code of practice
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1
The Scottish Ministers must publish a code of practice in connection with—
a
the use of disclosure information provided to, or
b
the exercise of any function by,
accredited bodies under this Part.
2
The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as practicable after publication, lay the code of practice before the Scottish Parliament.
3
The persons mentioned in subsection (4) must comply with the code of practice.
4
The persons are—
a
an accredited body,
b
the lead signatory of an accredited body,
c
a countersignatory of an accredited body,
d
a disclosure information recipient.
5
An accredited body must take all necessary steps with a view to ensuring the compliance by each disclosure information recipient with the code of practice.
6
The Scottish Ministers may from time to time publish a revised code of practice, and references in this Part to a code of practice include references to a revised code of practice.
7
Where an accredited body, its lead signatory or countersignatory or a disclosure information recipient has failed to comply with the code of practice, the Scottish Ministers may impose conditions in relation to the registration of the accredited body.
8
In this section, “disclosure information recipient” has the meaning given in section 50(6).