Disclosure Scotland newsletter
The latest news and updates from Disclosure Scotland.
Now that the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 has been implemented, we would like to highlight some of our guidance and training to help you with the changes.
Guidance
We’re continuing to develop our guidance to meet your needs. Recently, we’ve published new guidance for:
You can find these on our website.
We’ve also updated our regulated roles guidance based on your feedback. This guidance will help you assess if a role is a ‘regulated role’. If you are a countersignatory or involved in the recruitment process, you should ensure that you are familiar with this guidance.
Questions and answers campaign
We have published an article on our website featuring common Disclosure Scotland questions and queries. The article also features a table of all the disclosure products we offer, the cost of each, what they show, and who can apply.
New e-learning
A new e-learning course has been developed for applicants and countersignatories to learn more about the online application process. The course covers:
- how to register for an Online Account
- how to make a disclosure application
- how to view a completed disclosure
- a breakdown of the content on a disclosure
Training
Our Customer Engagement Team are continuing their programme of free training and events.
Our training programme includes:
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Course |
Audience |
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Duty to Refer |
Anyone within an organisation who is involved in the disciplinary process |
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How to be a countersignatory |
New and existing countersignatories |
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Regulated roles |
Anyone involved in recruitment within an organisation providing regulated roles |
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Review applications |
Advocacy workers and those who work with people with experience of the justice system |
Sign up to our free training on our events page.
Sharing disclosures
The disclosure process will include a requirement for applicants to either:
- share a copy of their disclosure with the accredited body that countersigned the application
- notify us that they will seek a review of the content of their disclosure prior to sharing with the accredited body
Applicants must consent to share their disclosure with the accredited body regardless of whether it contains any disclosure information. This is usually done via their online account.
Organisations should adapt their current recruitment processes to ensure the applicants are aware of what they need to do for this new step. Our application process webpage may assist organisations with this.
Applicants have 14 days to share their disclosure. If they do not share their disclosure within 14 days, a new application may be required.
However, before you start a new application, please ask the applicant to contact us via our helpline or by emailing response@disclosurescotland.gov.scot so we can provide them with further guidance or support.
Online registration forms
You can now access the form to add a countersignatory on our website. Please send completed forms to DSAPRegistration@disclosurescotland.gov.scot.
Finance
Please ensure that your organisation is eligible for free volunteer applications before you send these to us.
Please make sure you pay your invoice in line with our payment terms, making sure you send a remittance and that all your account details are up to date and accurate.