BTC DBS/PVG/AccessNI Disclosures Policy V5.0 Page 9 of 16 Dec 2023 2. PROTECTING VULNERABLE GROUPS (PVG) SCHEME (SCOTLAND) The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership scheme is managed and delivered by Disclosure Scotland. It helps ensure people whose behaviour makes them unsuitable to work with children and protected adults cannot do 'regulated work' with these vulnerable groups. 2.1 PVG (New or Renewal) – Online applications via BTC BTC will administer PVG applications, new and renewals, online. BTC Registered Instructors should complete and return the BTC PVG Application form. 2.2 How the Scheme Works When someone applies to join the PVG Scheme Disclosure Scotland carries out criminal record checks and shares the results with individuals and organisations. The application process involves gathering criminal record and other relevant information. This can be shared with the employer who is providing regulated work, unless the person applies to have a conviction removed from their PVG Scheme record. If the information shows the applicant might be unsuitable for regulated work, they'll be referred for further investigation as part of the 'consideration process'. 2.3 Once Someone is a PVG Scheme Member Disclosure Scotland keeps checking their suitability to continue working with children or protected adults. If they find new information which means someone might have become unsuitable to work with children or protected adults, they'll tell their employer. 2.4 'Harmful behaviour' by PVG Scheme Members If the courts, police, regulatory bodies or previous employers provide information to Disclosure Scotland which suggests someone may be unsuitable for regulated work, this will trigger a consideration for listing. 2.5 Barred from Regulated Work If Disclosure Scotland decides that someone's unsuitable to do regulated work with vulnerable groups, they'll bar them from working with children and/or protected adults, and inform their current employers. They'll also remove them from the PVG Scheme and tell any other employers listed on their record that they have been barred. 2.6 How Long Does It Last? A PVG Scheme member's paper certificate shows the information available on the day it was created. Membership of the scheme lasts forever though, and scheme members are continuously checked, unless they decide to leave the scheme. 2.7 Types of Work Covered by PVG The PVG Scheme doesn't apply to all jobs and volunteering. It only applies to 'regulated work'. There are 2 types of regulated work – work with children and work with protected adults.
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