The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Incidental, Supplementary and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2025

Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007

2.—(1) The PVG Act is modified as follows.

(2) In section 18 (police information etc.)—

(a) in subsection (4)(b) (inserted by paragraph 5(2)(a) of schedule 5 of the Disclosure Act), after “recorded” insert “in”,

(b) in subsection (5) (inserted by paragraph 5(2)(b) of schedule 5 of the Disclosure Act), in the definition of “relevant matter”, after paragraph (a), insert—

“(aa) a conviction that is not a non-disclosable children’s hearing outcome within the meaning of section 10 of that Act,”.

(3) In section 30(4) (as amended by paragraph 10(20) of schedule 5 of the Disclosure Act) (notice of listing etc.)—

(a) in paragraph (b), after “with children” insert “and any personnel supplier whom they know has offered or supplied the scheme member to carry out a regulated role with children”,

(b) in paragraph (c), after “with adults”, insert “and any personnel supplier whom they know has offered or supplied the scheme member to carry out a regulated role with adults”.

(4) Section 47H (offences outside Scotland) (inserted after section 45G of the PVG Act by section 88(3) of the Disclosure Act) is renumbered as section 45H.

(5) In section 49 (vetting information), subsection (1A) (inserted by paragraph 5(3)(b) of schedule 5 of the Disclosure Act) is renumbered as subsection (1B).

(6) In section 75 (sources of information)(1), subsections (2A) and (6) are repealed.

(7) In section 94(4) (meaning of “protected adult”) (as amended by section 75(5) of the Disclosure Act), for “subsection (1)(c)” substitute “subsection (1)(d)”.

(1)

Section 75 was amended by paragraph 36(4) of schedule 7 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), section 10(4) of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 7) and S.S.I. 2010/446.