Self Declaration Form and the PVG Membership Scheme

Dear Coach,

Thank you for applying for and renewing your PVG certificate (every 3 years).  A PVG certificate is required by law when dealing with children and protected adults.

A Self-Declaration form accompanies all PVG applications. The Self-Declaration form is required in Scottish Curling’s Child and Adults Protection Policies and Procedures and must be completed by all members for positions that require contact with children and/or adults at risk.

Scottish Curling is committed to the protection of children and adults involved in sport and has a duty to ensure the suitability of any individual who works with children and/or adults at risk. Please note that we will notify the Child Protection Officer/Safeguarding Officer of all club(s)/group(s) you work with, of your suitability to work with children and/or adults at risk. To fulfil this responsibility we ask that you complete this form having read the guidance notes attached.

Note: You are advised, under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 exclusions and exceptions (Scotland) order 2003 to declare all convictions including ‘spent’ convictions.

Scottish Curling will not discriminate unfairly against applicants with a criminal record, cautions, reprimands and final warnings. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an applicant from working, whether in a paid or voluntary position, for the Association or its member clubs. The nature of disclosed information and its relevance to the post applied for will be discussed and assessed by following the procedures set in the Scottish Curling Safe Recruitment policy. However, should a PVG Scheme Record check detail that the applicant is fully listed on the on the PVG Children’s list or the PVG adults at risk list, therefore barred from working with these groups, this person will be disqualified from working with these groups within the sport (whether paid or voluntary).

Process

1. Once you have registered your application to join or renew your PVG membership, you will receive the following email from Nicola Glencross, Scottish Curling:

Your PVG application request has been sent for processing.  Please monitor your emails regularly, including junk/spam mailbox, for the link from Disclosure Scotland.  Unfortunately, we don’t know how long it takes for this to be sent out but can be anything between 1 week and 4 weeks at present (subject to longer) dependent on how busy they are. You only get 7 days to complete the application before the link expires.

2. You will receive an email from disclosurescotland@notifications.service.gov.uk that includes a link to the full online application form for your PVG membership.  Please see an example of the email below: