Why was the PVG Scheme introduced?
The PVG Scheme was established by the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The Scottish Government is committed to helping local communities flourish and become stronger, safer places to live.
What does the PVG Scheme check?
The PVG Scheme is for people doing ‘regulated work’ with children and protected adults. A PVG certificate contains all unspent and certain spent conviction information. It also contains any other non-conviction information that the police or other government bodies think is relevant.
What is Pvg vetting?
Vetting information is defined as conviction information retrieved from criminal justice systems and relevant non-conviction information held by the Police.
Do I need a Pvg?
Only people who do regulated work with children and protected adults need to join the PVG Scheme. It does not apply to parents helping their children or to personal arrangements that parents may make with friends and family to look after their children.
What does Pvg stand for?
PVG
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| PVG | Shanghai Pudong International Airport |
| PVG | Packet Voice Gateway |
| PVG | Patch and Vulnerability Group (computer security) |
| PVG | Perspective View Generator |
Do volunteers need PVG?
The volunteers must be doing regulated work with children or protected adults. The organisation must register as a qualifying voluntary organisation (QVO) to get free PVG checks.
Is Pvg same as Disclosure Scotland?
The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership scheme is managed and delivered by Disclosure Scotland. It helps ensure people whose behaviour makes them unsuitable to work with children and protected adults cannot do ‘regulated work’ with these vulnerable groups.
What jobs do you need a Pvg for?
caring responsibilities. teaching or supervising children and/or protected adults. providing personal services to children and/or protected adults. working directly with children and/or protected adults….Some examples are:
- nurse.
- child-minder.
- girl guide leader.
- dentist.
What is the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Act 2007?
In 2007 the Scottish Parliament enacted the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act (“the 2007 Act”). The 2007 Act provides Scottish Ministers with a power to impose certain prohibitions or requirements on employers seeking to employ persons to do regulated work.
What is regulated work?
Regulated work is usually jobs including: caring responsibilities. teaching or supervising children and/or protected adults. providing personal services to children and/or protected adults. working directly with children and/or protected adults.
How can I get a free PVG?
Organisations must become a qualifying voluntary organisation (QVO) to get free PVG checks for volunteers. The cheapest way to become a QVO is to join Volunteer Scotland Disclosure Services (VSDS). They’re funded by the Scottish Government to give free disclosure services to voluntary organisations.
Should an employer pay for a Pvg?
There is a fee to join the PVG scheme which can be paid by either the scheme member or their employer. However, if you’re working as a volunteer and not being paid, you may be able to get a PVG certificate for free.
What happens if someone is unsuitable to work with vulnerable groups?
If Disclosure Scotland decides that someone’s unsuitable to do regulated work with vulnerable groups, they’ll bar them from working with children and/or protected adults, and inform their current employers. They’ll also remove them from the PVG Scheme and tell any other employers listed on their record that they have been barred.
Who is protected by the PVG Scheme?
People who are protected by the PVG Scheme are: individuals over the age of 16 who are provided with care, health, community care or welfare services (protected adults) What do I need to do? If your organisation has paid staff or volunteers who are carrying out regulated work, you need access to scheme records.
What is an example of a non-protected role?
It can also apply to certain positions of trust within organisations, even where the role doesn’t involve any direct contact with children or protected adults. Examples of this include: Some employers, like aid agencies, send staff or volunteers to provide care and education, for example, to people in countries outside the UK.
What does “safeguarding” mean?
”Safeguarding” can often bring child protection to mind but, in fact, can mean making sure that anyone who comes into contact with what you’re doing does not experience harm as a result.