The PVG Scheme is established by the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (“the PVG Act”). This guidance explains what the PVG Scheme is for, how it should be used, the information it collects and provides and how it operates. This guidance is issued by the Scottish Government under section 84 of the PVG Act to assist individuals and organisations
An organisation means –
• a body corporate or unincorporated;
• an individual, who in the course of a business, employs or otherwise gives work to other persons;
• the governing body, trustees or other person or body of persons responsible for the management of a school, a body listed in schedule 2 to the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 or a hostel mainly used by pupils attending such a school or body
to implement the legislation. It may be necessary to refer to the PVG Act and secondary legislation for more information; all legal rights and obligations are contained in the legislation and the guidance is an interpretive aid only.
