PVG Scheme Update: Retrospective Checking and Break in Service

The latest announcement from Disclosure Scotland on retrospective checking reads:

Disclosure Scotland regrets that it is still not in a position to announce a definite date for the commencement of Retrospective Checking, although we hope to do so in the near future.

Before we announce this date, we wish to be confident that when the Retrospective Checking process begins, the PVG system is fully capable of handling the anticipated additional volumes, in addition to ongoing new membership applications.

When we do decide the date, we will allow, as part of the decision, time for organisations to prepare themselves for this process.

How this applies to volunteers of The Scout Association

In the meantime, clarification has been received with respect to the position of adult members who leave Scouting, having previously received a Disclosure for a role in Scouting, and who are now seeking to re-join the Movement in an adult volunteer capacity following a break in service.

With immediate effect, such adults, whose previous role have been cancelled, will be regarded as making a new offer of volunteer service should they wish to re-join the Movement, and must complete a PVG Scheme application as part of the appointment process.

For Appointment Secretaries: in future, when sending in PVG applications, please attach a brief note to indicate that the applicant has left the Movement and is wishing to re-join.