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The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 changes – Are you ready?
Created: 24/07/2024
News/Events Category: General News
This item will show under the following categories: VolunteeringThere's less than nine months to go until most of the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (the Disclosure Act) will be implemented. Are you and your organisation prepared?
The Disclosure Act will improve the disclosure system in Scotland by removing unnecessary barriers for people with convictions as they seek employment or other opportunities and enhance the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.
Some of the Disclosure Act provisions are in force already, laying the groundwork for implementation of the remainder of the Disclosure Act, which will be delivered in phases which are detailed in the infographic below.
What you can do now
By law, PVG scheme members need to tell Disclosure Scotland if their personal details have changed. By informing them, you will ensure that Disclosure Scotland holds accurate address and contact information for PVG scheme members. For information on how to update your PVG details, timescales and legal requirements please visit their website.
To ensure compliance with data protection legislation, organisations should notify Disclosure Scotland when a PVG scheme member stops doing regulated work with them. To do this, please e-mail [email protected] with:
- The individual’s name
- Date of birth
- PVG number
Disclosure Scotland will then remove your organisation’s interest in the individual. This will help Disclosure Scotland identify those who no longer need to be in the PVG scheme, eliminate unnecessary monitoring and prevent them from providing information to you which you are no longer legally entitled to.
Recent consultation
As part of the work to implement most of the Disclosure Act by 01 April 2025, there is a review of fee waivers, discounting, and registration fees. The public consultation ran from 05 March until 28 May 2024.
They received over 1,200 responses and spoke to 175 organisations about their thoughts on the options discussed within the consultation.
They are now analysing the responses. A consultation report setting out the analysis themes will be available through the news section of their corporate website in due course. This work will inform fee regulations to be laid in early 2025.
Keep up-to-date
To keep up-to-date with what's going on in Disclosure Scotland, including the changes to their service, please visit www.disclosure.gov.scot/
You can also keep up to date by following them on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and signing up to their quarterly e-bulletin.
For further information about the Disclosure Act, please contact [email protected]
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