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Disclosure Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Foillseachadh na h-Alba) ... Official website This page was last edited on 26 December 2024, at 17:53 (UTC). Text ...
The Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVGS) is a service offered by Disclosure Scotland to enable organisations in the public, private and Voluntary sectors to make more informed decisions when recruiting for regulated work involving vulnerable people. [1] [2] It achieves this by analysing individuals criminal records. [3]
English: An Act of the Scottish Parliament to restate and amend the law relating to the disclosure of criminal history and other information by the Scottish Ministers; to make amendments to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007; and for connected purposes.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is a non-departmental public body of the Home Office of the United Kingdom.The DBS enables organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make safer recruitment decisions by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially involving children or vulnerable adults, and provides wider access to criminal record ...
Additionally, the Scottish Government has offices at Victoria Quay, Saughton House and Bute House (the official residence of the first minister), all located in Edinburgh, with an additional office at 5 Atlantic Quay in Glasgow. All Ministers and officials have access to Scotland House at Victoria Embankment in London, when necessary.
The Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse Scotland (DSDAS) was established by Police Scotland in October 2015. [51] DSDAS mirrors DVDS in many respects, including a 'right to ask' and 'power to tell,' allowing third-parties to ask Police Scotland to make disclosures to someone they feel may be at risk of domestic abuse.
Scotland [e] is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles.
The site became available as a public alpha test from 12 September 2014. [3] The site officially replaced DirectScot.org on 12 May 2015 and the Scottish Business Portal (business.scotland.gov.uk) on 14 September 2015. [4] The new Victims’ Code for Scotland, which sets out the rights of victims of crime, is hosted on the site. [5] [6]