Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007

Part 2 SActivities

Caring for adultsS

2SCaring for protected adults (except caring for protected adults under the age of 18 which is merely incidental to caring for children generally).

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 28.2.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/157, art. 2(a)

Prospective

Teaching, instructing, training and supervising adultsS

3STeaching, instructing, training or supervising protected adults (except teaching, instructing, training or supervising protected adults which is merely incidental to teaching, instructing, training or supervising individuals who are not protected adults).

Prospective

Being in sole charge of adultsS

4SBeing in sole charge of protected adults (except being in sole charge of protected adults which is merely incidental to being in sole charge of individuals who are not protected adults).

Providing assistance, advice or guidance to adultsS

5SProviding assistance, advice or guidance to a protected adult or particular protected adults which relates to physical or emotional well-being, education or training (except providing assistance, advice or guidance to a protected adult or protected adults which is merely incidental to providing assistance, advice or guidance to individuals who are not protected adults).

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 28.2.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/157, art. 2(a)

Provision of care home servicesS

F16S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 3 para. 6 omitted (28.2.2011 coming into force in accordance with art. 1) by virtue of The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Modification of Regulated Work with Adults) Order 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/245), arts. 1, 4

Inspecting care services on behalf of the [F2 Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland ] [F3 and Healthcare Improvement Scotland ]S

Textual Amendments

F2Words in Sch. 3 para. 7 crossheading substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 14 para. 36(c); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.

F3Words in Sch. 3 para. 7 crossheading added (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 36(g); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.

7SInspecting adult care services (including inspecting any premises used for the purposes of providing such services) in pursuance of [F4 section 10J or 10M of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29) or ] [F5Part 5 of the 2010 Act ].

  • An “adult care service” is—

    (a)

    a support service,

    (b)

    an adult placement service,

    (c)

    a care home service,

    (d)

    a housing support service, or

    (e)

    an independent health care service which provides services of the type prescribed under section 94(1)(b),

    not provided mainly or exclusively to children.

  • “Support service”, “adult placement service”, “care home service”, [F6 and ] “housing support service” F7... have the same meanings as in [F8 schedule 12 to the 2010 Act ] [F9; and “independent health care service” has the same meaning as in section 10F of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978. ”].

Textual Amendments

F4Words in Sch. 3 para. 7 inserted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 36(f)(i); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.

F5Words in Sch. 3 para. 7 substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 14 para. 36(b)(i); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.

F6Word in Sch. 3 para. 7 inserted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 14 para. 36(b)(ii); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.

F7Words in Sch. 3 para. 7 repealed (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 36(f)(ii); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.

F8Words in Sch. 3 para. 7 substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 14 para. 36(b)(iii); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.

F9Words in Sch. 3 para. 7 added (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 36(f)(iii); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 28.2.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/157, art. 2(a)