Issue - meetings

(i)       to request that officers clarify whether Members who were on groups such as the Disability Equity Partnership would require to be PVG checked and provide an update to Members outwith the meeting;

(ii)       to note that an Elected Member briefing on Disclosure Scotland Checks / PVG Membership had been circulated to Members prior to the meeting; and

(iii)      to note the content of the report and changes to Disclosure Scotland and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme as a result of the new legislation, for assurance.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director Corporate Services which provided information on the changes in relation to the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 which came into effect on 1 April 2025.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee note the content of the report and changes to Disclosure Scotland and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme as a result of the new legislation, for assurance.

Members asked a number of questions in relation to the requirements for PVG checks to be undertaken.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to request that officers clarify whether Members who were on groups such as the Disability Equity Partnership would require to be PVG checked and provide an update to Members outwith the meeting;

(ii)       to note that an Elected Member briefing on Disclosure Scotland Checks / PVG Membership had been circulated to Members prior to the meeting; and

(iii)      to approve the recommendation.

-       COUNCILLOR NEIL COPLAND, Convener