Parents and other volunteers are often an essential part of supervision ratios. When they assist on visits they are called ‘accompanying adults’.
The main decision that has to be made is whether an accompanying adult needs to be vetted.
The essential factor in this decision is whether the accompanying adult is doing ‘regulated work’. This term is explained in Chapter 2 of the Disclosure Scotland guidance under ‘Protection of Vulnerable Groups’ (PVG). If an accompanying adult is carrying out regulated work then they must be vetted.
There is a five step assessment process in order to determine whether or not someone is doing regulated work. This five step process must be applied in all cases.
There are some worked examples within the toolkits section of the website.
In those cases where an application to join the PVG Scheme is not required, a basic disclosure could be used instead. Visit Leaders should know and follow their Employer’s child protection arrangement in these matters.
