Stage 1 report on the Disclosure (Scotland) Bill

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- Introduction
  - Overview of the Bill
- Education and Skills Committee consideration
- Consideration by other committees
- Reforming the disclosure system
  - Other legislation
- Role of the independent reviewer
- Disclosure - the two-part test
  - Scottish Government position
- Other Relevant Information (ORI)
- Changes to the PVG scheme
  - Removing under 16s from the PVG scheme
  - Accredited bodies
  - Regulated roles
- Disclosure of offences
  - Lists of offences
  - Childhood offences
- Financial Memorandum
- General principles of the Bill
- Annex A - Extracts from the minutes
- Annex B - written and oral evidence
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Education and Skills Committee 13 November 2019 [Draft], Debbie Nolan, contrib. 13, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12368&c=2216666

Education and Skills Committee 13 November 2019 [Draft], Brian Houston, contrib. 21, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12368&c=2216674

Education and Skills Committee 04 September 2019, Kevin Lee, contrib. 35, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12233&c=2194395

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Education and Skills Committee 20 November 2019 [Draft], Maree Todd, contrib. 26, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12380&c=2218318

Education and Skills Committee 20 November 2019 [Draft], Gerard Hart, contrib. 48, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12380&c=2218340

Education and Skills Committee 04 September 2019, Kevin Lee, contrib. 10, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12233&c=2194370

Education and Skills Committee 04 September 2019, Gerard Hart (Disclosure Scotland), contrib. 17, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12233&c=2194377

Education and Skills Committee 04 September 2019, Kevin Lee, contrib. 16, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12233&c=2194376

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Education and Skills Committee 09 October 2019 [Draft], Sheena Brennan (Police Scotland), contrib. 5, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12320&c=2209378

Education and Skills Committee 06 November 2019 [Draft], Rose McConnachie (Community Justice Scotland), contrib. 71, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12350&c=2214126

Education and Skills Committee 04 September 2019, Ailsa Heine, contrib. 66, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12233&c=2194426

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Education and Skills Committee 06 November 2019 [Draft], Adam Dillon, contrib. 27, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12350&c=2214082

Education and Skills Committee 06 November 2019 [Draft], Florence Witherow, contrib. 28, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12350&c=2214083

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Education and Skills Committee 20 November 2019 [Draft], The Minister for Children and Young People (Maree Todd), contrib. 3, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12380&c=2218295

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