April 2009
From 1 April 2009, any person disqualified from working with children under the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (SI 2003/417) ("the POVCA Order") is also barred from working in a child care position in Scotland. This is the effect of the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 (The Meaning of Disqualified from Working with Children: Corresponding Disqualifications in Northern Ireland) Order 2009 made and laid at the Scottish Parliament on 10 February 2009 and currently subject to consideration by the Scottish Parliament. Individuals disqualified under the POCVA Order must not work in a child care position in Scotland from 1 April 2009 and individuals and organisations are subject to the same sanctions for failure to comply with this provision as is the case for individuals listed under the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003. This order closes a gap in protection which has persisted since the 2003 Act and POCVA Order came into force. For more information see the Executive Note [link: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2009/en/ssien_20090039_en.pdf] accompanying the order.
Response to a Freedom of Information request for papers and correspondence relating to the Short Life Working Group on Disclosures of Underage Sexual Activity
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