http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/14/part/3Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007An Act of the Scottish Parliament to bar certain individuals from working with children or certain adults; to require the Scottish Ministers to keep lists of those individuals; to make further provision in relation to those lists; to establish a scheme under which information about individuals working or seeking to work with children or certain adults is collated and disclosed; to amend Part 5 of the Police Act 1997; to amend the meaning of school care accommodation service in the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-28Expert Participation2026-04-01 Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007s. 13A-13CDisclosure (Scotland) Act 2020s. 76(2)s. 96s. 97Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007sch. 2 para. 31(1)Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024sch. para. 25(2)(a)(i)s. 38(3) Part 3 781In section 112(2) of the 1997 Act, for the words from “or” immediately following paragraph (a) to the end of paragraph (b) substitute(or states that there is no such conviction); and bif the applicant is subject to notification requirements under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), states that fact..2Section 113A of the 1997 Act is amended as follows—ain subsection (3), for the words from “or” immediately following paragraph (a) to the end of paragraph (b) substitute(or states that there is no such matter); and bif the applicant is subject to notification requirements under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), states that fact.,bin the definition of “central records” in subsection (6), for “and cautions” substitute “ , cautions or other information ”,cin the definition of “relevant matter” in that subsection, the word “and” immediately following paragraph (a) is repealed,dat the end of paragraph (b) of that definition, insertand ca prescribed court order..3In section 119(1) of the 1997 Act, for “or cautions” substitute “ , cautions or other information ”.4In section 119A of the 1997 Act—ain subsection (1), after “convictions” insert “ or other information ”,bin subsection (2), for “or cautions” substitute “ , cautions or other information ”.791In each of the following provisions of the 1997 Act, the words “in the prescribed manner and form” are repealed—section 112(1)(a)section 113A(1)(a)section 113B(1)(a)section 114(1)(a)section 116(1)(a)2In sections 117(1) and 120(2) of the 1997 Act, the words “in writing” are repealed.3After section 125 of the 1997 Act insert—125A1It is for the Scottish Ministers to determine the form and manner in which applications must be made for the purposes of sections 112(1)(a), 113A(1)(a), 113B(1)(a), 114(1)(a), 116(1)(a), 117(1), and 120(2).2The Scottish Ministers may, in particular, determine that such applications may be made in electronic form (and may be signed or countersigned electronically).3The Scottish Ministers need not consider any such application unless it is made in the form and manner determined by them (or in a form and manner as close to that as circumstances permit)..80In section 113B of the 1997 Act, after subsection (5) insert—5AThe Scottish Ministers must pay to such body as may be prescribed such fee as they think appropriate for information received from the chief officer of a body mentioned in subsection (10)(j) to (m) as a result of a request under subsection (4) or (5)..811Section 120 of the 1997 Act is amended as follows—ain subsection (2), for “section 120A and regulations under subsection (3)” substitute “ sections 120ZB and 120A ”,bsubsection (3) is repealed.2Before section 120A of the 1997 Act insert—120ZB1The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision about registration.2Regulations under this section may in particular make provision for—athe payment of fees;bthe information to be included in the register;cthe registration of any person to be subject to conditions;dthe nomination by—ia body corporate or unincorporated; oriia person appointed to an office by virtue of an enactment, whether that body or person is registered or applying to be registered,of an individual to act for the body or, as the case may be, person in relation to disclosure applications;ethe refusal by the Scottish Ministers, on such grounds as may be specified in or determined under the regulations, to accept or to continue to accept any nomination made by virtue of this section;fthe refusal by the Scottish Ministers to include persons who, in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers, are likely to act in relation to fewer disclosure applications in any period of 12 months than a minimum number specified in the regulations;gthe removal from the register of persons who have, in any period of 12 months during which they were registered, acted in relation to fewer disclosure applications than the minimum number specified under paragraph (f);hthe removal from the register of persons who are, in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers, no longer likely to wish to act in relation to disclosure applications;ithe removal from the register of any person who has breached any condition of the person's registration; andjthe period which must elapse before any person refused registration or removed from the register may apply to be included in the register.3The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (2)(c) includes provision—afor the registration or continued registration of any person to be subject to prescribed conditions or, if the regulations so provide, such conditions as the Scottish Ministers think fit; andbfor the Scottish Ministers to vary or revoke those conditions.4In subsection (2), references to acting in relation to disclosure applications are to be read as references to—acountersigning applications under section 113A or 113B; orbmaking declarations in relation to requests for disclosures under section 52 or 53 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14)..3Section 124A of the 1997 Act is amended as follows—ain subsection (1), for “section 120(3)(b)” substitute “ section 120ZB(2)(h) ”, andbin subsection (3), for “section 120(3)(ac)” substitute “ section 120ZB(2)(j) ”.S. 81(1)(3) in force at 28.2.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/157, art. 2(a) (with art. 4)S. 78(2)-(4) in force at 28.2.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/157, art. 2(a) (with art. 3)S. 80 in force at 11.1.2008 by S.S.I. 2007/564, art. 2, Sch.S. 81(2) in force at 12.10.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/344, art. 2(a)(iv)S. 79 in force at 11.1.2008 by S.S.I. 2007/564, art. 2, Sch.