Disclosure Scotland

Disclosure Scotland Disclosure Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government. We help employers make safer decisions when they're recruiting people.

✅ What do organisations tell us after our webinars? After attending our free webinars, organisations often tell us they:...
05/06/2026

✅ What do organisations tell us after our webinars?

After attending our free webinars, organisations often tell us they:
- Feel more confident in their safeguarding responsibilities
- Better understand when action is required
- Feel reassured they are doing the right thing
- Feel supported in their role as a Countersignatory

Clear guidance helps organisations take responsibility for safeguarding decisions with confidence.

🤩 This Volunteers’ Week, we celebrate people making a real difference every day!Free PVG scheme membership continues to ...
03/06/2026

🤩 This Volunteers’ Week, we celebrate people making a real difference every day!

Free PVG scheme membership continues to remove financial barriers and open doors for Scotland's volunteers.

✅ If you’re a not-for-profit working with children or protected adults in a regulated role, you could qualify as a QVO (Qualifying Voluntary Organisation).

Find out how to apply: https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-for-volunteers

✅ Myth busting and inspiring confidence.Our free webinars are here to support organisations to carry out their safeguard...
01/06/2026

✅ Myth busting and inspiring confidence.

Our free webinars are here to support organisations to carry out their safeguarding responsibilities with confidence.

Led by knowledgeable and approachable Customer Engagement Managers, the sessions are designed to help dispel common myths and provide clarity on disclosure legislation and PVG scheme membership.

You can sign up to on today at https://www.disclosure.gov.scot/events

✅ Supported every step of the way. Our e-learning courses provide a step-by-step guide for organisations and applicants ...
29/05/2026

✅ Supported every step of the way.

Our e-learning courses provide a step-by-step guide for organisations and applicants to guide them through the application process.

Read more about the application process and access our e-learning at https://www.disclosure.gov.scot/disclosure-application.

✅ Resources that support safer decisions. Our PVG Regulated Roles guidance provides organisations with information and s...
28/05/2026

✅ Resources that support safer decisions.

Our PVG Regulated Roles guidance provides organisations with information and support to allow them to establish with confidence if a role is a regulated role.

❓Did you know that we also have published specific guidance for certain sectors including healthcare?

You can access all our published regulated role guidance at https://www.disclosure.gov.scot/pvg-scheme

📞 Helpline closed due to public holiday.Our Helpline will be closed on Monday 25 May. We reopen 9am Tuesday 26 May.
22/05/2026

📞 Helpline closed due to public holiday.

Our Helpline will be closed on Monday 25 May. We reopen 9am Tuesday 26 May.

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. 🌍 Accessible content helps everyone understand, engage and take part. Simpl...
21/05/2026

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. 🌍

Accessible content helps everyone understand, engage and take part.

Simple steps can make a big difference, such as:
- using clear, plain language
- adding alt text to images
- checking colour contrast
- structuring content with headings

The UK Government created some posters to support your creation of accessible content at
https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/02/dos-and-donts-on-designing-for-accessibility/

The Plain English Campaign has Drivel Defence a software package which can support you when checking your content is plain English. You can find out more at https://www.plainenglish.co.uk/free-guides/drivel-defence

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are a set of recommendations designed to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities. You can read more at https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/

✅ Carry out your role with confidence.Our How to be a Countersignatory webinars provide new countersignatories with the ...
20/05/2026

✅ Carry out your role with confidence.

Our How to be a Countersignatory webinars provide new countersignatories with the opportunity to understand their legal responsibilities.

This includes, handling disclosure information, the different types of disclosure and how to apply for disclosure checks.

Read more about your responsibilities as a countersignatory at https://www.mygov.scot/disclosure-code-of-practice

✅ Supporting real-world safeguarding action.Our PVG Duty to Refer webinars provide organisations with the required infor...
18/05/2026

✅ Supporting real-world safeguarding action.

Our PVG Duty to Refer webinars provide organisations with the required information and support understanding their referral obligations.

📜 This includes what conduct meets the criteria for referral to Disclosure Scotland and how to make a referral.

Read more about referrals at https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-referrals

✅ Responsible, values led safeguardingMaking the right safeguarding decision isn’t always straightforward - but it’s ess...
15/05/2026

✅ Responsible, values led safeguarding

Making the right safeguarding decision isn’t always straightforward - but it’s essential.

By providing clear guidance and access to expert support, we help organisations do the right thing, in the right way.

Our resources page can provide guidance and information do support your decision making at disclosure.gov.scot/our-resources

Address

Disclosure Scotland, PO Box 250
Glasgow
G511YU

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+443000200040

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