PVG Scheme for Community Pharmacy

Our service

As a contractor owner member, you have access to a free administrative service to help you have your pharmacists, foundation trainee pharmacists & pharmacy technicians disclosed as part of the PVG Scheme.

All you need to do is direct your employees to this page and ask them to follow the guidance for their role. We need two things from you: payment, if you are covering the cost of your employee's application, and an email address so that Disclosure Scotland can tell you when the certificate has been issued.

General guidance

What we need before we can countersign

• The name of the employer or organisation you will be working for. Without this we cannot proceed with the application.
• Your current PVG position: do you hold a PVG scheme membership, and if so, have you previously been disclosed for both adults and children? If not, you will need to apply to join the PVG Scheme.
• If you are changing employer and will still be working with the same group as previously disclosed, children and adults, you will need a PVG Scheme (Existing) application to reflect your new employer.
• If you are paying for your own application, use the fees and bank details in the payment panel on this page.

What happens next

• Complete the CPS application form (opens in a new tab). It has been adapted by CPS and contains everything we need from you.
• CPS processes your application and submits it to Disclosure Scotland.
• Disclosure Scotland emails you a link to register for a Scot Account, which must be completed before you can view your certificate and result. Check your junk folder if it does not arrive (please ensure you share the results).
• The link is valid for 14 days only. If you do not complete your part within this timescale, it will expire and we will need to resubmit your application again, which may result in further payment.

What we need before we can countersign

• The name of the employer or organisation you will be working for, even if you are self employed. Without this we cannot proceed with the application.
• If you are employed by an agency, you will need to complete a new PVG Scheme (Existing) application for each employer who asks you to.
• Disclosure Scotland emails you a link to register for a Scot Account, which must be completed before you can view your certificate and result. Check your junk folder if it does not arrive (please ensure you share the results).
• Do you hold a PVG Scheme membership, and if so, have you previously been disclosed for both adults and children?
• If you are paying for your own application, use the fees and bank details in the payment panel on this page.

Fees for Coastlocum applicants

If you are applying to work with Coastlocum, an administration fee applies in addition to the Disclosure Scotland fee.

What happens next

• Complete the CPS application form (opens in a new tab). It has been adapted by CPS and contains everything we need from you.
• CPS processes your application and submits it to Disclosure Scotland.
• Disclosure Scotland emails you a link to complete your application. Keep an eye on your junk mail folder.
• The link is valid for 14 days only. If you do not complete your part within this timescale, it will expire and we will need to resubmit your application again, which may result in further payment.

You do not need a PVG

Delivery driving is not a regulated role under the PVG Scheme, so drivers apply for a level one disclosure instead of joining the Scheme. The CPS application form and fees on this page do not apply to you.

• Apply online through Disclosure Scotland using the level 1 disclosure application on mygov.scot (opens in a new tab).
• These applications do not need to be sent to CPS to countersign.
• Payment is made directly to Disclosure Scotland, not to CPS.