Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007: Scottish Vetting and Barring Scheme: Analysis of Consultation on Policy Proposals for Secondary Legislation

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Annex 5: Complete list of polling questions from PVG events with answers in percentages

PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE GROUPS (SCOTLAND) ACT 2007
VETTING AND BARRING SCHEME CONSULATION EVENTS

FINAL COMPLETE LIST OF POLLING QUESTIONS (with overall answers in %s)

Opening Session

All answers provided are in percentages (%)

1. What sector are you from? (Base 874)

  • Statutory Sector

32

  • Voluntary Sector

47

  • Private Sector

6

  • Regulatory Sector

7

  • None of the above

8

2. What is your area of work/service delivery? (Base 868)

  • Early years

3

  • Justice/Police

8

  • Social Work/Social Care

30

  • Education

10

  • Sport and Leisure

4

  • Health and Community Care

16

  • Youth work

6

  • Housing and regeneration

3

  • Corporate Services*

4

  • None of the above

17

*(at all events except Edinburgh where it was Parent/carer)

3. How well do you understand the vetting and barring scheme established by the PVG Act? (Base 875)

  • Not well

27

  • Familiar with basics

59

  • Well

11

  • Detailed understanding

2

Session One
Definitions of regulated work and protected adult

4. Do you believe an individual should be a protected adult if they are in receipt of any health service? (Base 875)

  • Yes

39

  • No

56

  • Don't know

6

5. How should welfare services be defined? By: (Base 861)

  • The nature of the service provided?

40

  • An explicit list of prescribed services?

21

  • The personal characteristics of the individual receiving care?

24

  • An alternative proposal?

3

  • Receiving a welfare service shouldn't make an individual a protected adult

12

6. In what circumstances should disclosure information be shared with a third party organisation?: (Base 872)

  • School bus contractors

69

  • Maintenance contractors

47

  • Direct payments

39

  • Letting premises for regulated work

40

  • Never

14

Session Two
Referrals and listing

Questions 7 & Q8, repeating Question 1 and Question 2 on sector and area of work/service delivery

9. What convictions should lead to automatic listing? (Base 870)

  • None - automatic listing should never happen

9

  • There should be separately specified lists of convictions for work with children and for work with protected adults

41

  • There should be single list of convictions that should lead to an automatic bar from any type of regulated work

50

10. Which of the following types of offence should lead to automatic consideration for listing on the children's list? (Base 870)

  • Only those in schedule 1 of the PVG Act

4

  • Schedule 1 offences and other sexual offences

27

  • All of the above and offences where the victim is likely to be an adult

58

  • Don't know

11

Session Three
Vetting Information

Questions 11 & 12 repeating questions 1 and 2 on sector and area of work/service delivery

13. Should relevant information from regulatory bodies be prescribed as vetting information? (Base 789)

  • Yes

80

  • No

9

  • Don't Know

11

14. Should relevant information from local authorities be prescribed as vetting information? (Base 794)

  • Yes

67

  • No

15

  • Don't know

18

15. If council information was prescribed, should Child and Adult Protection Committees be used as the conduit for vetting information? ( This question was only asked in Edinburgh and Stirling and not at other events.)

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't Know

16. Should vetting information from regulatory bodies and councils be withheld from scheme record disclosure certificates? (Base 796)

  • Vetting information from regulatory bodies should be withheld

2

  • Vetting information from councils should be withheld

9

  • Vetting information from either source should be withheld

19

  • Vetting information should not be withheld

51

  • Don't know

19

Session Four
Fees and Retrospective checking

17. Should scheme membership be phased in through: (Base 778)

  • Natural turnover

21

  • A managed process of retrospective checking

79

18. In the absence of structured retrospective checking, would your organisation: (Base 761)

  • Organise its own retrospective checking for existing staff

76

  • Allow natural turnover to complete this process over time

24

19. If retrospective checking is to be undertaken, which of the following options for prioritising retrospective checking do you prefer: (774)

  • By date of last disclosure

60

  • By sector

26

  • By a random personal characteristic

6

  • None of the above - an alternative approach

8

20. What kind of charging regime would you prefer? (Base 766)

  • Two tier

15

  • Two tier with all subsequent checks at a lower tier

51

  • Annual subscription

28

  • Another option

5

Final session

21. How well do you understand the vetting and barring scheme established by the PVG Act? (Base 692)

  • Not well

3

  • Familiar with basics

42

  • Well

50

  • Detailed understanding

5

And finally

22. How would you like to be kept up to date with vetting and barring scheme implementation plans and progress? Through: (Base 692)

  • Monthly email bulletins with links to relevant information

25

  • Quarterly email newsletter with links to relevant information

24

  • Quarterly printed and posted newsletter with relevant fact sheets enclosed

15

  • Scottish Government website

13

  • Disclosure Scotland website

11

  • Central Registered Body in Scotland website

5

  • Representative, regulatory and member organisations communications channels

7

Page updated: Thursday, June 26, 2008