The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Relevant Offences) (Modification) Order 2010
This Order is made under sections 32(2) and 100(2) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp14) (“the Act”). Section 32(1) defines a relevant offence for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act. A relevant offence is an offence listed in schedule 1 to the Act. Under section7(1) of the Act, a court is required to refer to the Scottish Ministers an individual who is convicted of a relevant offence and under section 11 of the Act the Scottish Ministers are required to consider the individual for listing in the children’s list.