Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 6, Consequential Amendment, Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025.

This regulation and regulations 2(1), 3 and 5 come into force on 12 January 2026.

Regulations 2(2), 4, 6, 7 and schedules 1 and 2 come into force on 1 April 2026.

In these Regulations—

• “a regulated role with children” has the meaning given in schedule 2 of the PVG Act,

• “existing Scheme member” means an individual who—

  1. (a)

     joined the Scheme in relation to a type of regulated role before 1 April 2026, and

  2. (b)

     on 1 April 2026, participates in the Scheme in relation to that type of regulated role,

• “prescribed information” means the information that was prescribed for the purposes of section 7(1) and (3) of the PVG Act in the schedule of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Referrals by Courts) (Prescribed Information) Regulations 2010^f1,

• “the Consideration for Listing Regulations” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consideration for Listing) Regulations 2010^f2,

• “the Disclosure Act” means the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020,

• “the PVG Act” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007,

• “the relevant date” means 12 January 2026,

• “the Scheme” means the scheme provided for by Part 2 of the PVG Act,

• “type of regulated role” is to be construed in accordance with section 91(4) and (5) of the PVG Act.