# Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 2: Referral ground


The referral ground—
(a) in relation to an individual who is or has been carrying out (or has been offered or supplied for) a regulated role with children, is that the individual has, whether or not in the course of the individual carrying out that role—
(i) harmed a child,
(ii) placed a child at risk of harm,
(iii) engaged in inappropriate conduct involving pornography,
(iv) engaged in inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature involving a child, or
(v) given inappropriate medical treatment to a child,
(b) in relation to an individual who is or has been carrying out (or has been offered or supplied for) a regulated role with adults, is that the individual has, whether or not in the course of the individual carrying out that role—
(i) harmed a protected adult,
(ii) placed a protected adult at risk of harm,
(iii) engaged in inappropriate conduct involving pornography,
(iv) engaged in inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature involving a protected adult, or
(v) given inappropriate medical treatment to a protected adult.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/14/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-vulnerable-groups-scotland-act-2007/section-2
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