A new law in Scotland, the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, means that from 1 April 2025, any Personal Assistants (PAs) who are not exempt will be legally required to join the PVG scheme. This includes PAs who are employed by an individual employer, and self-employed PAs.
It is the PA’s legal responsibility to join the PVG scheme if they want to continue in a ‘regulated role’. As an employer, you cannot be held accountable if your PA doesn’t join the PVG scheme.
If someone continues to work as a PA (who do not meet the exceptions) after 1 April 2025 without joining the PVG scheme it is them, and not you as the employer, who will be breaking the law.
More info here: https://handbook.scot/article/protecting-vulnerable-groups-pvg-for-pa-employers/