Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14)

SCHEDULE 2 S Regulated work with children

Part 1 S Preliminary

Definitions in relation to unsupervised contact with children S

[F1 1A. In this schedule—

• “unsupervised contact with children” means contact with children in the absence of—

  (a)

  a responsible person,

  (b)

  a person carrying out an activity mentioned in paragraph   3, 4 or 5, or

  (c)

  an individual who, in relation to a child, has agreed to supervise the contact under arrangements made by the child’s parent or guardian or any person aged 18 or over with whom the child lives in the course of a family or personal relationship,

• “responsible person” means, in relation to a child, any of the following persons—

  (a)

  the child’s parent or guardian,

  (b)

  any person aged 18 or over with whom the child lives,

  (c)

  the person in charge of any establishment mentioned in Part   3 in which the child is accommodated, is a patient or receives education (and any person acting on behalf of such a person),

  (d)

  a person who provides day care of children, within the meaning of [F2 schedule 12 to the 2010 Act],

  (e)

  any person holding a position mentioned in Part   4, and

  (f)

  any person holding a position in a children’s charity, within the meaning of paragraph   27,

• “family relationship” and “personal relationship” have the meanings given in section   95. ]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 para. 1A inserted (28.2.2011 coming into force in accordance with art. 1) by The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Modification of Regulated Work with Children) Order 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/240), arts. 1, 4

F2 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1A(d) substituted (1.4.2011) by The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/211), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 19(c)