Criminal record checks for coronavirus (COVID-19) response workers

Last updated: 9 June 2020

Disclosure Scotland will prioritise checks for the workers Scotland needs to deal with the coronavirus. We will prioritise roles in the sectors:

healthcare
pharmaceutical
childcare
social work
social care
prisons and justice
early years, primary and secondary education

We may prioritise other sectors during coronavirus when needed. Find out more about the priority key workers.

Applications for priority roles

You will not have to pay for disclosures for workers in coronavirus (COVID-19) priority sectors. This will remain in place until midnight on Friday 25 December 2020.

Online

Coronavirus response volunteers or workers can still apply for a basic disclosure online.

You can also apply online for any other sector, but you will need to pay a £25 fee.

By email

These forms can be used by organisations.

Use these forms to apply for disclosures in the coronavirus priority sectors only:

Forms must be signed and sent by countersignatories. Self-employed applicants to the PVG Scheme do not need to do this.

We are not taking any paper applications. Email completed forms to COVID19@disclosurescotland.gov.scot.

We will accept an electronic signature from the applicant and countersignatory. Either a typewritten or scanned signature is valid. There is no need to print and sign a form by hand.

All qualifying voluntary organisations (QVOs) enrolled with Volunteer Scotland Disclosure Services (VSDS) should follow VSDS processes.