Protection Of Vulnerable Groups PART 1 Introductory and interpretation Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Level 1 and Level 2 Disclosure Review Application (Scotland) Regulations 2025 and come into force on the same day as section 20 of the Disclosure Act. 2 In these Regulations— “ Disclosure Act ” means the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, “ working day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day which, under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 , is a bank holiday in Scotland. PART 2 Level 1 review applications Prescribed period following provision of Level 1 disclosure 2 The prescribed period for the purposes of section 4(1) of the Disclosure Act is ten working days beginning with the date on which the Level 1 disclosure was provided to the applicant. Application for review: prescribed period 3 The prescribed period for the purposes of section 5(1) of the Disclosure Act is ten working days beginning with the date on which the Level 1 disclosure was provided to the applicant. PART 3 Level 2 review applications Review of relevant overseas police information by the independent reviewer 4 Where information is received by the Scottish Ministers from the chief officer in response to a request under section 15(1) of the Disclosure Act, the schedule applies. Relevant overseas police force 5 For the purposes of section 15(6) of the Disclosure Act, “ relevant overseas police force ” means an overseas police force which— a has indicated on central records or the Police Local Cross Reference Database that it holds non-conviction information relating to the individual, or b the Scottish Ministers have reason to believe holds non-conviction information in relation to the individual. Prescribed period following provision of a Level 2 disclosure 6 The prescribed period for the purposes of section 18(1) of the Disclosure Act is ten working days beginning with the date on which the Level 2 disclosure is provided to the applicant. Application for review: prescribed period 7 The prescribed period for the purposes of section 20(1) of the Disclosure Act is ten working days beginning with the date on which notification is given by the applicant in accordance with section 18(1)(b) of the Disclosure Act. Review of relevant police information by the independent reviewer: prescribed period 8 The prescribed period for the purposes of section 24(2) of the Disclosure Act is ten working days beginning with the date on which notification is given to the applicant by the Scottish Ministers of the chief constable’s decision under section 23(4) of the Disclosure Act. Review of inclusion of removable convictions by the independent reviewer: prescribed period 9 The prescribed period for the purposes of section 26(2) of the Disclosure Act is ten working days beginning on the date on which notification is given to the applicant by the Scottish Ministers of their decision under section 25(3) of the Disclosure Act. Subsequent Level 2 review applications: prescribed period 10 The period specified for the purposes of section 31(6)(a) of the Disclosure Act is— a ten years if, on the date of the final outcome of the proceedings, the individual was 18 years of age or over, or b five years if, on the date of the final outcome of the proceedings, the individual was under 18 years of age. NATALIE DON-INNES Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 30th January 2025