The Disqualified from Working with Children List aims to prevent people who have harmed children, or exposed them to harm, from working with children in either paid or voluntary positions.
From 11 April employers and voluntary organisations will have to check whether people they are considering appointing to any position working with children are on the list, or face prosecution ranging from a fine to imprisonment.
The Scottish Out of School Care Network welcomed the new legislation.
Chief executive Irene Audain said, ' I am pleased that a temporary deferment of Section 11 until April gives the voluntary sector and other agencies time to prepare for its implementation and to iron out any anomalies. It is vital for childcare providers that the protection of children and young people is their number one priority.
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