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The Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010

S.S.I. 2010/379 · Made 2 November 2010

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Social Care

Made 2nd November 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 4th November 2010

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to that Act they have consulted with such persons or groups of persons as they consider appropriate.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2001 asp 8.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Regulations 2001
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010 and come into force on the same day as section 44 (the scheme) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007f1.

2Amendment to the Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Regulations 2001

In regulation 4(1) (disqualification for appointment) of the Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Regulations 2001f1—

(a)

omit “and” from the end of sub-paragraph (f);

(b)

after “suspended” in sub-paragraph (g) insert—

“; and

(h)

any person barred from regulated work with children or adults within the meaning of section 92(1) or (2) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act  2007”.

Signature

ADAM INGRAM

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

2nd November 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations come into force on the same day as section 44 (which establishes the new vetting and disclosure scheme) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”); that day will be appointed by the Scottish Ministers by an order under that Act.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 4(1) of the Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Regulations 2001 to provide that any person barred from regulated work with children or adults within the meaning of section 92(1) and (2) of the 2007 Act is disqualified from appointment as convener or member of the Scottish Social Services Council.