Help and support

Contact Disclosure Scotland if you need help.

Email: response@disclosurescotland.gov.scot

Phone: 0300 020 0040

The phone line is open:

• Monday to Wednesday 9am to 4pm
• Thursday 11am to 4pm
• Friday 9am to 3.30pm

Training webinars

Disclosure Scotland runs free online webinars. These can help you in your role:

• as a countersignatory
• in recruitment
• in the administration of disclosure application, or
• in the handling disciplinary cases

These webinars cover:

• different types of disclosures and when you can use them
• how to recruit safely and fairly
• Disclosure Scotland's code of practice
• when employers must refer individuals to Disclosure Scotland 
• future developments, including Disclosure (Scotland) Act

You can sign up on the Disclosure Scotland events page or email dsworkshop@disclosurescotland.gov.scot to find out more.

Sample policies

You can use Disclosure Scotland's sample information handling policy to help create a policy for your organisation.

The Code of Practice also recommends that organisations have a policy for the recruitment of ex-offenders. There’s a sample policy and guidance that can help you with this.