Types of PVG disclosure record

If you join the PVG Scheme, you will get a PVG disclosure record. There are 3 different types of PVG disclosure record:

Scheme Record
Short Scheme Record
Scheme Membership Statement

Which type of PVG disclosure record you need depends on what you need it for and whether you are already a member of the PVG Scheme.

Types and uses of PVG disclosure record

Type	Who is it for?	Cost	Includes vetting information?
Scheme Record	People who want to join the PVG Scheme to do regulated work for an organisation	£59	Yes
Short Scheme Record	PVG Scheme members joining a new organisation for the same type of regulated work, and have had a scheme record issued for that type of work before	£18	No
Scheme Membership Statement	People who want to do regulated work in the future, people who are self-employed and doing regulated work, or private individuals (personal employers) employing someone to do regulated work for them	£18 (existing PVG Scheme members) £59 (new applicants to the PVG Scheme)	No

Disclosures for coronavirus (COVID-19) response workers are free until midnight on Thursday 25 March 2021.

You will not get a refund unless Disclosure Scotland has made an error or you have paid for a disclosure for a coronavirus response worker.

If a request is made for a Short Scheme Record and there is vetting information on the applicant's Scheme Record, Disclosure Scotland will issue a full Scheme Record in place of a Short Scheme Record. There will be no extra cost for this.

What your PVG disclosure record shows

All PVG Scheme records show the following information:

name
address
date of birth
PVG Scheme membership number
disclosure number of the Scheme Record
the type of regulated work the person is a PVG Scheme member for
confirmation that the person isn't barred from doing that work
if the person is under consideration for listing for that type of regulated work

This information is the scheme member's statement of scheme membership. Each PVG disclosure record will also have a disclosure number.

What other information is shown depends on the type of PVG disclosure record:

Membership information

the scheme member's statement of scheme membership
name and address of the registered body and countersignatory details (on the registered body's copy only)
name and address of the regulatory body and registration number (on the regulatory body's copy only, if necessary)

Vetting information

unspent convictions
spent convictions for certain offences
unspent cautions
if the person is on the sex offenders register
relevant information from the police force
prescribed civil orders

Membership information

the scheme member's statement of scheme membership
name and address of the registered body and countersignatory details

Vetting information

no vetting information is included

Membership information

the scheme member's statement of scheme membership
name and address of the personal employer (on the personal employer's copy only)

Vetting information

no vetting information is included

How to apply

You can apply for each type of PVG disclosure record using a paper form. There are different forms depending on whether you are new to the PVG Scheme, or are already a scheme member.

The form is given to you by your employer or you can ask for one to be sent to you.

Find out how to apply or order a form.

PVG disclosure record certificate number

If you already have a PVG disclosure record but cannot find your certificate and need to know your number you can contact us to ask for this. Your certificate needs to be current.

Email: response@disclosurescotland.gov.scot

Phone: 0300 020 0040
Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm
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Types of work covered by PVG