Amendment of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007
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2.—(1) The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007() is amended as follows.
(2) In section 94 (meaning of “protected adult”), in subsection (1)—
(a)in paragraph (b), after sub-paragraph (ii), insert—
“(iia)by, or which is secured by, a person to whom such functions are delegated by a Health Board in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014,”; and
(b)in paragraph (c)—
(i)after sub-paragraph (i), insert—
“(ia)provided or secured by a person to whom a function conferred by either of those Acts is delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014,”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (ii), the words “a council has made” are repealed; and
(iii)in that sub-paragraph, at the end, insert “is made by a council or a person to whom functions are delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (or by another person acting under the direction of the person to whom functions are delegated)”.
(3) In Part 3 of schedule 2 (regulated work with children), in paragraph 17—
(a)the words from “provided” to the end become sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph; and
(b)after that sub-paragraph insert —
“, or
(2) provided or secured by a person to whom a function conferred by a provision mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014”.
(4) In Part 3 of schedule 3 (regulated work with adults), in paragraph 9—
(a)the words from “a council” to the end become sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph; and
(b)after that sub-paragraph insert—
“, or
(2) a person to whom a function conferred by a provision mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.”