Issued under section 84 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007
ISBN 978 0 7559 9455 7
DPPAS 10291
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introducing the PVG Scheme
1.1 How to use this guidance
1.2 Quickstart guide to the PVG Scheme
1.3 Applying for PVG Scheme membership
1.4 The Scheme Record
1.5 The Scheme Record Update
1.6 The Scheme Membership Statement
1.7 Membership matters for individuals
1.8 Do's and don'ts for organisations
1.9 Do's and don'ts for personal employers
1.10 Outside Scotland: VBS and overseas
Chapter 2 Regulated Work
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Step 1: Work
2.3 Step 2: Defining children and protected adults
2.4 Step 3: Regulated work with children
2.5 Step 3: Regulated work with adults
2.6 Step 4: Normal duties
2.7 Step 5: Exceptions to regulated work
Chapter 3 PVG Scheme Fees
3.1 Levels of fee
3.2 Payment: the individual or the employer
3.3 Methods of payment
3.4 Refunds
3.5 The role of CRBS
Chapter 4 Retrospective Checking and Re-checking Policies
4.1 Who should join?
4.2 When should they join?
4.3 What happens to existing workers who are barred?
4.4 How will retrospective checking be enforced?
Chapter 5 Sharing Disclosure Records
5.1 Permissions and prohibitions
5.2 Third party access for commissioners of transport services
Chapter 6 Referrals by Organisations
6.1 Referral grounds
6.2 Duties on organisations and personnel suppliers to refer
6.3 Powers for the regulatory bodies and NHS Tribunal to refer
6.4 Referral information
Chapter 7 Consideration for Listing
7.1 Triggers for consideration for listing
7.2 The consideration process
7.3 Notifications
7.4 Consequences of a consideration for listing
7.5 The decision to list or dismiss the case
Chapter 8 The Lists
8.1 Meaning of "listed" and "barred"
8.2 What are the children's and adults' lists?
8.3 The listing process
8.4 Consequences of being listed
8.5 Appealing against a listing decision
8.6 Late representations
8.7 Applying to be removed from the list
Chapter 9 Registration for Organisations
9.1 What registration means
9.2 Action for existing registered bodies
9.3 New registrations for the PVG Scheme
9.4 Setting up countersignatories in an organisation
9.5 Countersigning disclosure applications
9.6 Duties on registered bodies
9.7 Changes from 1 April 2011: annual subscription
9.8 Changes from later in 2011: online registered body accounts
Glossary
Annex A Regulated Work with Children (Schedule 2 as Amended)
Annex B Regulated Work with Adults (Schedule 3 as Amended)