Section 45 Participation in SchemeC1 C2 I1 F1

(1)

An individual aged 16 or over may apply to Ministers—

(a)

to join the Scheme and become a member of the Scheme (a “scheme member”), or

(b)

if the individual is an existing scheme member, to renew that membership.

(2)

An individual may participate in the Scheme in relation to—

(a)

regulated roles with children,

(b)

regulated roles with adults, or

(c)

both types of regulated role.

(3)

Ministers must allow an individual to participate in the Scheme in relation to a type of regulated role if the individual is—

(a)

not barred from that type of regulated role, and

(b)

aged 16 or over.

Annotations

F1: S. 45 substituted (1.4.2025) by Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 13), ss. 70, 97 (with s. 96); S.S.I. 2025/27, reg. 3(1)(2), sch.

C1: Pt. 2 modified (28.2.2011) by The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2660), arts. 1, 22
C2: Pt. 2 modified (28.2.2011) by The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2660), arts. 1, 21