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(1) This Order may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 and comes into force on 29th June 2009.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland and, in so far as it extends beyond Scotland, it does so only as a matter of Scots law.
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(1) The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2003 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In article 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of ‘ administration of justice offence’ insert—“
 “adult at risk” has the meaning given by regulation 10 of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 2006;”; and
(b) after the definition of “relevant offence” insert—“
 “social care service” means any service provided by or on behalf of an organisation, not being a care service or a health service, which involves caring for, training of, or support, assistance, advice, counselling or guidance to, individuals relating to their physical or emotional well-being, education, training or welfare needs;”.
(3) In Schedule 4 (excepted professions, offices, employments, and occupations), part 2, at the end, insert—“
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Any employment or work concerned with the provision of a social care service which is of such a kind as to enable the holder of the position to have unsupervised one to one contact in the course of that person’s normal duties, with an adult at risk.”.
S ROBISON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
25th June 2009