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By law you need to tell Disclosure Scotland about certain changes. If you're a PVG scheme member and you change your name or gender, you must tell Disclosure Scotland within 3 months of doing so. If you're barred from regulated roles or you're under consideration for listing, you must tell Disclosure Scotland within 1 month if you change your: name

There is a 3-month grace period, 1 April 2025 – 30 June 2025, for clubs to submit their PVG applications. This grace period is for any role that did not require a PVG prior to the changes. Those who require a PVG prior to 1 April 2025, must have it in place or STOP doing that role until it is in place. Action required

PVG members can now apply for a PVG scheme disclosure and view their results online. In partnership with Scottish Government’s ScotAccount, Disclosure Scotland is the first organisation to use this new online sign in and verification service and is leading the way for other public sector organisations in this area.

In addition to these changes to the PVG scheme, it is important that individuals and organisations are aware of the change from ‘regulated work’ to ‘regulated roles’ from 1 April 2025. In Scotland, a' regulated role' is a type of paid or unpaid position.

If you’re a PVG scheme member you can use this form to update your personal details with Disclosure Scotland. You can also use it to cancel your PVG membership if you’re no longer doing a regulated role. Help. If you have problems accessing or completing this form, contact Disclosure Scotland: phone: 0300 0200 040

• Noify Disclosure Scotland when details change. • Inform Disclosure Scotland if you are no longer doing a Regulated Role and/or leave the PVG scheme. Disclosure Scotland is still reviewing some of their processes and updating information ahead of April. To stay up to date with changes and to see the full legislation, you can visit

If the PVG that was applied for has a Disclosure Scotland fee, this will be re-charged on a resubmission. – There is now a section on the safe recruitment & PVG webpage called ‘leaving the PVG scheme’ where there is a form to complete to let us know if a person is no longer going to be working at your club. Ongoing:

Disclosure in Scotland is changing. From 1 April 2025 implementation of the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 will entail a number of changes to disclosure processes and PVG scheme membership across Scotland. This will include changes to disclosure checks, new powers for local councils, and new terminology around “regulated work”.

normally be assumed to be no longer doing regulated work and therefore free to leave the PVG Scheme. But note that if the individual wished to re-join the PVG Scheme at a later date, the application process (including fee charged) would be the same as if they had never been a PVG Scheme member. Disclosure Scotland will not remove an

registered on the PVG scheme, however, you can check this by contacting Disclosure Scotland on 03000 2000 40. Once you are registered on the PVG scheme, you will remain a member unless you contact Disclosure Scotland and inform them that you want to leave the scheme as PVG scheme membership does not automatically expire.

• PVG Membership Number: • Disclosure Number: • Name: • Date of Birth: • Date of Issue: 3. To cancel or expire a PVG on a member’s profile ***Please note this does not cancel or expire the PVG with Disclosure Scotland this is only in reference to who in your club holds a PVG. To cancel your PVG with Disclosure Scotland,

the “lifetime PVG Scheme membership” is being replaced with 5 year membership; you should inform Disclosure Scotland when a PVG member stops doing regulated work within your organisation; The summary guidance document is available to view or download as a pdf (linked for your convenience). Volunteer Scotland Information Sessions

From April 2025, it is an offence to have an individual in a regulated role with children and protected adults without PVG scheme membership. It’s also illegal for the barred person to do or try to do a regulated role. The PVG scheme does not apply to all jobs and volunteering roles. It only applies to regulated roles being conducted in Scotland.

A new law will come into force in April 2025 that will make it a legal requirement for Personal Assistants employed through Self-directed Support to join the PVG scheme. Disclosure Scotland, who manage the PVG scheme, have prepared information for Employers and PAs to help them understand the changes.

From 1 April 2025 the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme becomes a legal requirement in Scotland. The concept of 'regulated work' is also being replaced with ‘regulated roles’, to make it more easily understood, and to help define whether PVG scheme membership is required when working or volunteering with children and/or protected ...

The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is a membership scheme for people in regulated roles with children and vulnerable adults. It is managed by Disclosure Scotland. PVG scheme membership currently lasts for life. Lifetime PVG membership will end on 1 April 2026. After 1 April 2026, you will need to renew your PVG membership every 5 years.

When volunteers or staff in regulated roles leave a club, clubs must inform Scottish Fencing.This is so that Scottish Fencing can inform Disclosure Scotland. Welfare Officers should ask their volunteer to contact Dislcosure Scotland as well so that their records can be delinked from Scottish Fencing. ... The individual should also remove their ...

A new law in Scotland, the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, means that from 1 April 2025, any Personal Assistants (PAs) who are not exempt will be legally required to join the PVG scheme.This includes PAs who are employed by an individual employer, and self-employed PAs. It is the PA’s legal responsibility to join the PVG scheme if they want to continue in a ‘regulated role’.

This is part of the changes being made to the PVG scheme, which will become a legal requirement across Scotland on Tuesday 1 April. This is due to the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 which aims to improve the disclosure system in Scotland by removing unnecessary barriers for people with convictions who are seeking employment or other ...