The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Prescribed Purposes for Consideration of Suitability) Regulations 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe certain purposes in terms of section 73(g) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”). Section 73(g) provides a power to prescribe further purposes in relation to references in Part 2 (vetting and disclosure) of the 2007 Act to a person considering an individual’s suitability to do, or to be offered or supplied for, any type of regulated work.

Regulation 2(a) means that references in Part 2 of the 2007 Act to a person considering an individual’s suitability to do, or to be offered or supplied for, any type of regulated work include a reference to considering an individual’s suitability to be appointed as a member or as the convener of a) a committee appointed by the Scottish Social Services Council in terms of regulation 8(1) of the Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Regulations 2001, b) a sub committee appointed by such a committee in terms of regulation 8(2) of those Regulations, where the committee or sub-committee is concerned with the registration or conduct of social workers or social services workers, or c) the Scottish Social Services Council appointed by the Scottish Ministers under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.

Regulation 2(b) means that references in Part 2 of the 2007 Act to a person considering an individual’s suitability to do, or to be offered or supplied for, any type of regulated work include a reference to considering an individual’s suitability to do, or to be offered or supplied to do, work outwith the United Kingdom which would, if done in Scotland, be regulated work with children by virtue of paragraph 1(a) of part 2 of schedule 2 to the 2007 Act or with adults by virtue of paragraph 1(a) of part 2 of schedule 3 to the 2007 Act.