SCHEDULE 3SPECIFIED OFFENCES

Offences in ScotlandI12

1

An offence of rape under section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 200997.

2

An offence specified in Schedule 1 to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 199598.

3

The common law offence of plagium (theft of a child below the age of puberty).

4

An offence under section 52 or 52A of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 198299 (offences relating to indecent photographs of children).

5

An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000100 (abuse of trust).

6

An offence under any of the following—

a

section 81, 83 or 89 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995101, section 59(1) or 171(2) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 or section 17(8) or 71 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968102 (harbouring offences);

b

section 6 of the Child Abduction Act 1984103 (taking or sending child out of the United Kingdom);

c

section 15 of the Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984 (offences relating to private fostering).

7

An offence under or by virtue of section 60(3), 61(3) or 62(6) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968104 (offences relating to residential and other establishments).

8

An offence in relation to a care home service, child minding or day care of children, under or by virtue of any of the following sections of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010—

a

section 78 (regulations: care services),

b

section 80 (offences in relation to registration under Chapter 3), or

c

section 81 (false statements in application under Chapter 3).

9

An offence under section 122 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (offence of forced marriage: Scotland).