SCHEDULE 1PROCEEDINGS
1.
Proceedings in respect of a person’s admission to, or disciplinary proceedings against a member of, any profession specified in Part 1 of Schedule 4 to this Order.
2.
Disciplinary proceedings against a constable.
3.
Proceedings before the Gambling Commission.
4.
5.
(a)
the registration of a person as a firearms dealer, the removal of a person’s name from a register of firearms dealers or the imposition, variation or revocation of conditions of any such registration;
(b)
the grant, renewal, variation or revocation of a firearm certificate;
(c)
the grant, renewal or revocation of a shot gun certificate; or
(d)
6.
7.
8.
9.
Proceedings before Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland under Part 5 of the 2010 Act.
10.
(a)
(b)
(c)
the application to the sheriff pursuant to regulation 6(4) of the 1991 Regulations against application of the provisions relating to prohibited persons.
11.
Proceedings by way of appeal against, or review of, any decision taken, by virtue of any of the provisions of this Order, on consideration of a spent conviction.
12.
Proceedings held for the receipt of evidence affecting the determination of any question arising in any proceedings specified in this Schedule.
13.
Proceedings held in respect of an application for the grant, renewal, or cancellation of a licence to be a taxi driver or private hire driver.
14.
Proceedings—
(a)
(b)
by way of appeal to the Court of Session against the revocation of any such licence by the National Lottery Commission.
15.
Proceedings in connection with a decision of the Scottish Social Services Council under Part 3 of the 2001 Act.
16.
Proceedings in respect of a decision by a local authority to—
(a)
refuse to enter a person in; or
(b)
remove a person from,
17.
Proceedings before the Parole Board for Scotland.
18.
19.
(a)
proceedings under Chapters 2 or 3 of Part 5;
(b)
proceedings in relation to a notice under section 317(2), 321(2) or 322(2); and
(c)
proceedings in respect of an application made under Part 8 in connection with a civil recovery investigation (within the meaning of section 341).
20.
21.
(a)
(b)
proceedings before the Public Guardian or the sheriff under Part 3 of that Act; and
(c)
proceedings before the sheriff in respect of intervention orders or guardianship orders within the meaning of that Act.
22.
23.
Proceedings before the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.
24.
25.
26.
27.
Proceedings under Part 1 (consideration as to listing) of the 2007 Act.
28.
Proceedings before the Court of Session or the sheriff in order to determine the suitability of a person to become a lay representative.
SCHEDULE 2FINANCIAL SERVICES
PART 1Decisions referred to at Articles 3(b) and 5(c)
1.
Any decision by the Financial Services Authority—
(a)
to refuse an application for Part IV permission under the 2000 Act;
(b)
to vary or to cancel such permission (or to refuse to vary or cancel such permission) or to impose a requirement under section 43 of that Act;
(c)
to make, or to refuse to vary or revoke, an order under section 56 (prohibition orders) of that Act;
(d)
to refuse an application for the Financial Services Authority’s approval under section 59 of that Act or to withdraw such approval;
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
to give a direction to an open-ended investment company under regulation 25 of those Regulations or to vary (or refuse to vary or revoke) such a direction;
(i)
to refuse to give its approval to a collective investment scheme being recognised under section 270 of the 2000 Act or to direct that such a scheme cease to be recognised by virtue of that section or to refuse to make, or to revoke an order declaring a collective investment scheme to be a recognised scheme under section 272 of that Act;
(j)
(k)
to make, or to refuse to vary or to revoke, an order under section 329 of the 2000 Act (orders in respect of members of a designated professional body in relation to the general prohibition);
(l)
to dismiss, exclude or fail to promote a person from being a key worker of the Financial Services Authority;
(m)
to refuse an application for registration as an authorised electronic money institution or a small electronic money institution under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011;
(n)
to vary or cancel such registration (or to refuse to vary or cancel such registration) or to impose a requirement under regulation 7 of the Electronic Money Regulations 2011;
(o)
to refuse an application for registration as an authorised payment institution or a small payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2009; or
(p)
to vary or cancel such registration (or to refuse to vary or cancel such registration) or to impose a requirement under regulation 7 of the Payment Services Regulations 2009,
by reason of, or partly by reason of, a spent conviction of an individual, or of any circumstances ancillary to such a conviction or of a failure (whether or not by that individual) to disclose such a conviction or any such circumstances.
2.
Any decision by the scheme operator within the meaning of section 225 of the 2000 Act of the Financial Ombudsman Service to dismiss, or not to appoint an individual as, an ombudsman (within the meaning of Schedule 17 to the 2000 Act) of the Financial Ombudsman Service by reason of, or partly by reason of, his spent conviction, or of any circumstances ancillary to such a conviction or of a failure (whether or not by that individual) to disclose such a conviction or any such circumstances.
3.
Any decision of the competent authority for listing—
(a)
(b)
(c)
to dismiss, exclude or fail to promote a person from being a key worker of the competent authority for listing,
by reason of, or partly by reason of, a spent conviction of an individual, or of any circumstances ancillary to such a conviction or of a failure (whether or not by that individual) to disclose such a conviction or any such circumstances.
4.
Any decision of anyone who is specified in any of paragraphs 2 to 7 of the second column of the table in Part 2 of this Schedule, other than the Financial Services Authority, to dismiss an individual who has, or to exclude or fail to promote an individual who is seeking to obtain, the status specified in the corresponding entry in the first column of that table (but not, where applicable, the status of being an associate of another person), by reason of, or partly by reason of, a spent conviction of that individual or of that individual’s associate, or of any circumstances ancillary to such a conviction or of a failure (whether or not by that individual) to disclose such a conviction or any such circumstances.
5.
Any decision of anyone who is specified in paragraphs 8(1) or 16(1) of the second column of the table in Part 2 of this Schedule to dismiss an individual who has, or to exclude or fail to promote an individual who is seeking to obtain, the status specified in the corresponding entry in sub-paragraph (2) of the first column of that table (associate), by reason of, or partly by reason of, a spent conviction of that individual, or of any circumstances ancillary to such a conviction or of a failure (whether or not by that individual) to disclose such a conviction or any such circumstances.
6.
Any decision of the Council of Lloyd’s—
(a)
(b)
to dismiss any person who is, or to exclude or fail to promote an individual who is seeking to become, an associate of a person who has Part IV permission and who is admitted to Lloyd’s as an underwriting agent (within the meaning of section 2 of the Lloyd’s Act 1982); or
(c)
to dismiss, or to exclude a person from being, an associate of the Council of Lloyd’s,
by reason of, or partly by reason of, a spent conviction of an individual, or of any circumstances ancillary to such a conviction or of a failure (whether or not by that individual) to disclose such a conviction or any such circumstances.
7.
Any decision of a UK recognised investment exchange or UK recognised clearing house to refuse to admit any person as, or to exclude, a member by reason of, or partly by reason of, a spent conviction of an individual, or of any circumstances ancillary to such a conviction or of a failure (whether or not by that individual) to disclose such a conviction or any such circumstances.
PART 2Table referred to in Part 1 of this Schedule and in paragraph 7 of Schedule 3
Column 1 (Status) | Column 2 (Questioner) |
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1. A person with Part IV permission. | The Financial Services Authority. |
2.—(1) An approved person within the meaning of Part V of the 2000 Act (performance of regulated activities). | The Financial Services Authority or the authorised person within the meaning of section 31(2) of the 2000 Act or the applicant for Part IV permission who made the application for the Authority’s approval under section 59 of the 2000 Act in relation to the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) of the first column. |
(2) An associate of the person (whether or not an individual) mentioned in sub-paragraph (1). | |
3.—(1) The manager or trustee of an authorised unit trust scheme, within the meaning of section 237 of the 2000 Act. | The Financial Services Authority or the unit trust scheme mentioned in the first column. |
(2) An associate of the person (whether or not an individual) mentioned in sub-paragraph (1). | |
4.—(1) A director of an open-ended investment company. | The Financial Services Authority or the open-ended investment company mentioned in the first column. |
(2) An associate of the person (whether or not an individual) mentioned in sub-paragraph (1). | |
5. An associate of the operator or trustee of a relevant collective investment scheme. | The Financial Services Authority or the collective investment scheme mentioned in the first column. |
6. An associate of a UK recognised investment exchange or UK recognised clearing house. | The Financial Services Authority or the investment exchange or clearing house mentioned in the first column. |
7. A controller of a person with Part IV permission. | The Financial Services Authority or the person with Part IV permission mentioned in the first column. |
8.—(1) A person who carries on a regulated activity within the meaning of section 22 of the 2000 Act but to whom the general prohibition does not apply by virtue of section 327 (exemption from the general prohibition for members of a designated professional body) of the 2000 Act. | (1) The Financial Services Authority. |
(2) An associate of the person (whether or not an individual) mentioned in sub-paragraph (1). | (2) In the case of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) of the first column, the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) of that column. |
9. A key worker of the Financial Services Authority. | The Financial Services Authority. |
10. An ombudsman (within the meaning of Schedule 17 to the 2000 Act) of the Financial Ombudsman Service. | The scheme operator (within the meaning of section 225 of the 2000 Act) of the Financial Ombudsman Service. |
11. An associate of the issuer of securities which have been admitted to the official list maintained by the competent authority for listing under section 7469 of the 2000 Act. | The competent authority for listing. |
12. A sponsor within the meaning of section 88(2) of the 2000 Act. | The competent authority for listing. |
13. A key worker of the competent authority for listing. | The competent authority for listing. |
14. An associate of a person who has Part IV permission and who is admitted to Lloyd’s as an underwriting agent (within the meaning of section 2 of Lloyd’s Act 1982). | (1) The Council of Lloyd’s. |
(2) The person with Part IV permission specified in the first column (or a person applying for such permission). | |
15. An associate of the Council of Lloyd’s. | The Council of Lloyd’s. |
16.—(1) Any member of a UK recognised investment exchange or UK recognised clearing house. | (1) The UK recognised investment exchange or UK recognised clearing house specified in the first column. |
(2) Any associate of the person (whether or not an individual) mentioned in sub-paragraph (1). | (2) In the case of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) of the first column, the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) of that column. |
17. A director or manager responsible for the management of the electronic money or payment services business of an electronic money institution. | The Financial Services Authority. |
18. A controller of an electronic money institution. | The Financial Services Authority. |
19. A director or a person responsible for the management of an authorised payment institution or a small payment institution. | The Financial Services Authority. |
20. A person responsible for the management of payment services provided, or to be provided, by an authorised payment institution or a small payment institution. | The Financial Services Authority. |
21. A controller of an authorised payment institution or a small payment institution. | The Financial Services Authority. |
SCHEDULE 3EXCLUSIONS OF SECTION 4(2)(a) AND (b) OF THE ACT
Application
1.
Subject to paragraph 2, this Schedule applies, for the purposes of article 4, to the circumstances set out in paragraphs 3 to 15.
Requirements to inform
2.
(1)
This Schedule applies only where the person questioned is informed at the time the question is asked that, by virtue of this Order, spent convictions are to be disclosed.
(2)
In the case of questions put in the circumstances to which paragraph 6 applies, the person questioned is also to be informed at that time that spent convictions are to be disclosed in the interests of national security.
Specified professions etc.
3.
(1)
Any question asked in order to assess the suitability—
(a)
of the person to whom the question relates for a profession specified in Part 1 of Schedule 4;
(b)
of the person to whom the question relates for any office or employment specified in Part 2 of Schedule 4;
(c)
of the person to whom the question relates or of any other person to pursue any occupation specified in Part 3 of Schedule 4 or to pursue it subject to a particular condition or restriction; and
(d)
of the person to whom the question relates or of any other person to be placed on a register or to hold a licence, certificate or permit specified in sub-paragraph (3) or to be placed on it or hold it subject to a particular condition or restriction.
(2)
For the avoidance of doubt, references in sub-paragraph (1) to the suitability of a person for any profession or for any office, employment or occupation include the suitability of that person for training for such profession or, as the case may be, for training for such office, employment or occupation.
(3)
The register, licences, certificates or permits referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(d) are—
(a)
firearm certificates and shot gun certificates issued under the Firearms Act 1968, and permits issued under section 7(1), 9(2) or 13(1)(c) of that Act;
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Child minding
4.
Any question asked in order to assess the suitability of a person to act as a child minder (within the meaning of paragraph 12(1) of schedule 12 to the 2010 Act) where that person resides on the premises where the child minding would normally take place (“the premises”) and the question relates either—
(a)
to a person aged 16 or over who resides on the premises; or
(b)
to a person aged 16 or over who regularly works in the premises at a time when the child minding takes place.
Adoption and fostering
5.
(1)
Any question asked by or on behalf of any person for the purpose of assessing, investigating, reviewing or confirming the suitability of any person to adopt children in general or a child in particular, in either of the circumstances set out in sub-paragraph (3).
(2)
Any question asked by or on behalf of any person for the purpose of assessing, investigating, reviewing or confirming the suitability of any person to—
(a)
be a foster carer (within the meaning of section 96 of the 2007 Act); or
(b)
in the circumstance set out in sub-paragraph (3)(b).
(3)
The circumstances are that—
(a)
the question relates to the person whose suitability is being assessed, investigated, reviewed or confirmed; or
(b)
the question relates to a person over the age of 16 residing in the same household as the person whose suitability is being assessed, investigated, reviewed or confirmed.
(4)
Any question asked in order to assess the suitability of an individual seeking appointment as a member of—
(a)
(b)
National security
6.
(1)
Any question asked by or on behalf of—
(a)
(b)
the Civil Aviation Authority;
(c)
(d)
subject to sub-paragraph (3)—
(i)
(ii)
any company of which an authorised company is a subsidiary,
in the circumstances set out in sub-paragraph (2).
(2)
The circumstances are that the question is put in order to assess, for the purpose of safeguarding national security, the suitability of the person to whom the question relates or of any other person for any office or employment.
(3)
Where the question is put on behalf of a company mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(d), this paragraph applies only where the question is put in relation to the provision of air traffic services.
Financial services
7.
Any question asked in order to assess the suitability of the individual to whom the question relates to have the status specified in the first column of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 2 by, or on behalf of, the person listed in relation to that status in the second column of that table.
The National Lottery Commission
8.
(a)
who manages the business or any part of the business carried on under the licence (or who is likely to do so if the licence is granted); or
(b)
for whose benefit that business is carried on (or is likely to be carried on if the licence is granted).
Registration of certain landlords
9.
Any question asked by or on behalf of a local authority in order to assess whether—
(a)
(b)
is a fit and proper person for the purpose of determining whether the relevant person should be entered in or removed from the register maintained by the local authority under section 82(1) of the 2004 Act.
Public procurement
10.
(1)
(a)
(b)
to participate in a design contest for the purposes of regulation 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 or regulation 34 of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012,
where the person questioned is informed at the time the question is asked that, by virtue of this Order, convictions within the meaning of regulation 23(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012, which are spent convictions, are to be disclosed.
(2)
For the purposes of contract award procedures or design contests commenced before 1st May 2012—
(a)
(b)
(3)
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the commencement of a contract award procedure or design contest is to be interpreted in accordance with—
(a)
regulation 52(2) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012; and
(b)
regulation 49(2) of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012.
The Risk Management Authority
11.
Access to information
12.
Personnel suppliers
13.
Any question asked by or on behalf of a personnel supplier (within the meaning of section 97(1) of the 2007 Act) in order to assess the suitability of a person to be supplied by the personnel supplier to do regulated work with adults or regulated work with children for another person.
Non-solicitor investors in licensed legal services providers
14.
Any question asked by, or on behalf of, an approved regulator where it is asked for the purposes of section 62 of the Legal Services Act (fitness for involvement) in order to assess the fitness of a non-solicitor investor in a licensed legal services provider for having an interest in a licensed legal services provider.
Lay representatives
15.
Any question asked in order to assess the suitability of the person to whom the question relates to act as a lay representative.
SCHEDULE 4EXCEPTED PROFESSIONS, OFFICES, EMPLOYMENTS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1Professions
1.
Medical practitioner.
2.
Advocate, solicitor.
3.
Accountant.
4.
5.
Veterinary surgeon.
6.
Nurse or midwife.
7.
Ophthalmic optician, dispensing optician.
8.
Registered pharmacist.
9.
Registered pharmacy technician.
10.
Registered teacher.
11.
12.
Registered osteopath.
13.
Registered chiropractor.
14.
Actuary.
15.
Registered European lawyer, registered foreign lawyer.
16.
Social worker.
17.
Social service worker.
PART 2Offices and employments
1.
Judicial appointments.
2.
Prosecutors, officers assisting prosecutors, and officers assisting in the work of the Crown Office.
3.
4.
Clerks (including depute and assistant clerks) and officers of the High Court of Justiciary, the Court of Session and the justice of the peace court, sheriff clerks (including sheriff clerks depute) and their clerks and assistants and other support officers assisting in the work of the Scottish Court Service.
5.
Precognition agents.
6.
Constables, police custody and security officers, persons appointed as police cadets to undergo training with a view to becoming constables, persons employed for the purposes of a police force established under any enactment, persons appointed to assist in the carrying out of police functions and naval, military and air force police.
7.
8.
9.
Any employment or work which is concerned with the provision of a care service.
10.
Any employment or work which is concerned with the provision of health services and which is of such a kind as to enable the holder to have access to persons in receipt of such services in the course of that person’s normal duties.
11.
Any regulated work with children.
12.
Any employment or work in the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals where the person employed or working, as part of his or her duties, may carry out the killing of animals.
13.
Any office, employment or work in the Serious Fraud Office.
14.
Any office, employment or work in the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
15.
Any office, employment or work in Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
16.
Any employment which is concerned with the monitoring, for the purposes of child protection, of communications by means of the internet.
17.
Any office or employment in the Scottish Social Services Council.
18.
19.
20.
21.
Any office or employment in the Risk Management Authority.
22.
Any office or employment in the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.
23.
24.
Any employment or work in a body concerned primarily with the provision of counselling or other support to individuals who are or appear to be victims of, or witnesses to, offences, and which involves having access to personal information about such individuals.
25.
Any regulated work with adults.
26.
27.
28.
Lay members of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland appointed by the Scottish Ministers under paragraph 2 of schedule 1 to the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008.
29.
Non-judicial members of the Scottish Court Service mentioned in paragraph 2(3)(d) of schedule 3 to the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008.
30.
Any office or employment in Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland.
31.
Any office or employment in the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
32.
A Head of Practice or a member of a Practice Committee of a licensed legal services provider.
PART 3Occupations
1.
Firearms dealer.
2.
Any occupation in respect of which an application to the Gambling Commission for a licence, certificate or registration is required by or under any enactment.
3.
4.
5.
Taxi driver or private hire driver.
6.
7.
Any occupation which is concerned with visiting persons detained in police stations, for the purposes of examining and reporting on the conditions under which they are held.
8.
SCHEDULE 5REVOCATIONS
Instrument | Extent of revocation |
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The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusion and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/231) | The whole Order |
The Health Professions Order 2001 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1590) | Schedule, Part 2, paragraph 7 |
The Health Act 1999 (Consequential Amendments) (Nursing and Midwifery) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1771) | Schedule, Part 2, paragraph 17 |
Schedule, paragraph 44 | |
The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2011) | Schedule 6, Part 2, paragraph 14 |
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/194) | The whole Order |
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/75) | The whole Order |
The Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/334) | Article 4 |
The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/429) | Schedule, paragraph 5 |
The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182) | Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraph 9 Schedule 4, Part 3, paragraph 28 |
The Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231) | Schedule 4, Part 2, paragraph 37 |
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/243) | The whole Order |
The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/211) | Schedule 1, Part 2, paragraph 29 Schedule 3, paragraph 1 |
The Public Services Reform (General Teaching Council for Scotland) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/215) | Schedule 6, paragraph 6 |
The Postal Services Act 2011 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2085) | Schedule 1, paragraph 55 |
The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/88) | Schedule 7, Part B, the entry relating to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/231) |
The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/89) | Schedule 5, Part B, the entry relating to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/231) |