31st October 2024
Important Update: Application Links & Applicants Journey
Disclosure Scotland are making changes to the online system that will impact the generation of application links and your applicants journey. These changes will be live from 18th November.
What will these changes mean for you, the voluntary organisation, and your applicants?
Changes to: Applying for a PVG
You will continue to use our webform to request your PVG applications.
The system we (VSDS) currently use to request your applicants PVG link with Disclosure Scotland is changing and will no longer be available to us after Wednesday 13th November.
Any links received by your applicants up to and including this date will have an expiry date of Sunday 17th November at midnight. Links not completed by this date will expire and you will have to start the application process again.
The new system will go live on the 18th of November, this leaving a 5-day gap where VSDS are unable to request PVG application links.
To best prepare for the change we will close our webform from 11th November at 5pm until 14th November at 9am.
Changes to: Applicants Journey
PVG application links sent to applicants from 18th November onwards will require them to do one of the following steps before completing their application.
- Create their ScotAccount and verify their ID upon receiving their application link
- Log into their existing account to verify their ID before completing their application
If they do not create their account, they will not be able to complete their PVG application.
Please share this update with your applicants to ensure they are prepared ahead of completing their application. If you require any further information or support contact disclosures@volunteerscotland.org.uk