Examples of PVG Act in a sentence
Under section 12 of the PVG Act an individual can be ‘considered for listing’ as information on their suitability to work with children is assessed.
A person is barred from regulated work with children if they are:• The subject of an automatic listing (under section 14 of the PVG Act).• Included in the PVG Children’s List (and, by default, the Independent Safeguarding Authority Children’s List which covers the rest of the UK) under section 15 of the PVG Act.
Section 25 (application for removal from list) of the PVG Act is amended as follows.
I will assist [club] to request a Scheme Record/Scheme Record Update (as appropriate under the PVG Act) for the purposes of verifying the replies given in this declaration, including enquiries of any relevant authority.
Before signing the declaration below, please read the following notes on the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (PVG Act): It is an offence to do, or to seek or agree to do any regulated work (paid or unpaid) from which you are barred.
When arranging a homestay in Scotland, the advice from Disclosure Scotland is: ‘Being a host parent is a “regulated activity” with children as per Schedule 2 of the PVG Act.
However, the offences at sections 35 and 36 of the PVG Act do not apply.
The PVG Act aims to provide a robust system by which unsuitable people are prevented from doing regulated work with children or protected adults, and by which people who become unsuitable are identified.
Section 8 (reference by certain other persons) of the PVG Act is amended as follows.
Section 34 of the PVG Act makes it an offence for an individual to do, or to seek or agree to do any regulated work (paid or unpaid) from which the individual is barred.