Article 2 Amendment of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007

(1)

The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 94 (meaning of “protected adult”), in subsection (1)—

(a)

in paragraph (b), after sub-paragraph (ii), insert—

“(iia)
by, or which is secured by, a person to whom such functions are delegated by a Health Board in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014,”; and

(b)

in paragraph (c)—

(i)

after sub-paragraph (i), insert—

“(ia)
provided or secured by a person to whom a function conferred by either of those Acts is delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014,”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (ii), the words “a council has made” are repealed; and

(iii)

in that sub-paragraph, at the end, insert “is made by a council or a person to whom functions are delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (or by another person acting under the direction of the person to whom functions are delegated)”.

(3)

In Part 3 of schedule 2 (regulated work with children), in paragraph 17—

(a)

the words from “provided” to the end become sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph; and

(b)

after that sub-paragraph insert —

“, or

(2)
provided or secured by a person to whom a function conferred by a provision mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014”.

(4)

In Part 3 of schedule 3 (regulated work with adults), in paragraph 9—

(a)

the words from “a council” to the end become sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph; and

(b)

after that sub-paragraph insert—

“, or

(2)
a person to whom a function conferred by a provision mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is delegated by a council in pursuance of an integration scheme prepared under section 1 or 2 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.”

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2007 asp 14. Relevant amendments were made to section 94 by the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 schedule 14 and by S.S.I. 2014/90.