{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"type":"Plain","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EAll volunteers aged over 16 visiting Scotland must be fully compliant with these changes by 1 April 2026.\u003C/p\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#ffe627","title":"","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW69676944 BCX8\u0022\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW69676944 BCX8\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW69676944 BCX8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW69676944 BCX8\u0022\u003EAll Young Leaders and Young Helpers aged 16 and 17, and all Adult volunteers travelling to Scotland and taking part in a regulated role where they will intentionally interact with, or be responsible for, Scottish youth members, through planned activities and events, must gain a\u202FScottish criminal record check - known as\u202Fa\u202FProtecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG)\u202Fdisclosure,\u202Ffor the purposes of the trip and be cleared to volunteer before they carry out a regulated role in Scotland. 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