Scottish Government

ISBN 978 0 7559 5497 1

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• Online response form

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A reponse form (also available in MS Word Format (256k) - please email responses to pvg.enquiries@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

A partial Regulatory Impact Assessment which accompanies the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Consultation on the Policy Proposals for Secondary Legislation is available.

Contents

Covering letter

Chapter 1. Introduction and summary of the Scheme
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Summary of the Scheme
1.3 Disclosures available through the Scheme
1.4 Guide to the consultation document

Chapter 2. Scope of regulated work and access to disclosures
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Regulated work with children
2.3 Regulated work with adults
2.4 Contractors and disclosure
2.5 Changes to registration of registered bodies

Chapter 3.Referrals and listing
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Making referrals
3.3 Convictions and listing
3.4 Automatic listing
3.5 Automatic consideration for listing (children's list only)
3.6 Listing decisions
3.7 Listing procedure
3.8 Removal from lists

Chapter 4.New types of vetting information
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Regulatory bodies and councils
4.3 Handling sensitive information from regulatory bodies and councils
4.4 Civil orders
4.5 Other possible vetting information

Chapter 5.Retrospective checks and fees
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Retrospective checking: whether and how?
5.3 Fee levels and charging regime

Chapter 6.Connecting with the rest of the UK
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Sharing information across borders
6.3 Management of scheme members across borders
6.4 Making and sharing listing decisions between jurisdictions

Chapter 7.Responding to the consultation
7.1 Response form (also available in MS Word format (256k) - please email responses to pvg.enquiries@scotland.gsi.gov.uk)

7.2 Respondent information form
7.3 Scottish Government consultation process

Annexes
A1 List of powers to make secondary legislation
A2 Glossary
A3 Automatic listing offences (chapter 3)
A4 Automatic consideration for listing offences (chapter 3)
A5 List of consultees