Protection Of Vulnerable Groups Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Fees for Scheme Membership and Disclosure Applications (Scotland) Regulations 2025 and come into force on the same day as section 8 of the Disclosure Act. 2 In these Regulations— “ the Disclosure Act ” means the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, “ the PVG Act ” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007, “ PVG Scheme Level 2 disclosure ” means a Level 2 disclosure to which section 17 of the Disclosure Act applies. Scheme membership: fees 2 1 The fee payable in respect of an application to join the Scheme made under section 45(1)(a) of the PVG Act is £59. 2 The fee payable in respect of a request for a confirmation of scheme membership under section 54 of the PVG Act is £18. 3 Where an existing scheme member participates in the Scheme in relation to— a regulated roles with children only, or b regulated roles with adults only, the fee payable for any subsequent application made by that scheme member under section 45(1)(a) to join the Scheme in relation to the other type of regulated role, is £59. Level 1 and Level 2 disclosures: fees 3 1 The fee payable in respect of an application for a Level 1 disclosure made under section 2 of the Disclosure Act is £25. 2 The fee payable in respect of an application for a Level 2 disclosure made under section 11 of the Disclosure Act is £25. 3 The fee set out in paragraph (2) is reduced to £18, where the application is for a PVG Scheme Level 2 disclosure. Waiver of fee for confirmation of scheme membership and for PVG Scheme Level 2 disclosure when requested at the same time as applying to join the Scheme 4 1 Where, at the same time as applying to join the Scheme under section 45(1)(a) of the PVG Act an individual also makes a request for disclosure of a confirmation of scheme membership, the fee in regulation 2(2) is waived. 2 Where, at the same time as applying to join the Scheme under section 45(1)(a) of the PVG Act an individual also makes an application for a PVG Scheme Level 2 disclosure, the reduced fee in regulation 3(3) is waived. 3 For the avoidance of doubt— a paragraph (1) applies in relation to one request for disclosure of a confirmation of scheme membership only, b paragraph (2) applies in relation to one application for a PVG Scheme Level 2 disclosure only. Waiver of fees for those working in a voluntary and unpaid capacity for a qualifying voluntary organisation 5 1 The fees in regulation 2(1) and (3) are waived in respect of any application to join the Scheme under section 45(1)(a) of the PVG Act where the conditions in paragraph (3) of this regulation are met. 2 The reduced fee in regulation 3(3) is waived in respect of any application for a PVG Scheme Level 2 disclosure where the conditions in paragraph (3) of this regulation are met. 3 The conditions are that the application is— a accompanied by a statement from an accredited body that the application is in connection with a regulated role undertaken for a qualifying voluntary organisation, b made by an individual in relation to a regulated role in a voluntary and unpaid capacity for a qualifying voluntary organisation, and c made solely in respect of that role. 4 In this regulation, “ qualifying voluntary organisation ” means an organisation which is not— a a Scottish public authority, under the management of such a public authority, or a school, b conducted primarily for profit, and any profit generated is used to further the objectives of the organisation and not distributed to its members. 5 For the purposes of paragraph (4), “school” has the same meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 but does not include a school that solely provides early learning and childcare within the meaning of Part 6 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 . NATALIE DON-INNES Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 30th January 2025