Around 100 workers have begun a formal grievance procedure with Falkirk Council after being told they need to pay for background checks, despite not working with children or vulnerable adults. GMB Scotland says that staff in the building maintenance team at Falkirk Council have been told a change to the rules means they are now included in the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. All employees in the Council pay for the cost of membership. We are unable to comment on any specific case.”A Disclosure Scotland spokesperson also said they could not comment on individual cases. The spokesperson said: “The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 enhanced safeguarding in Scotland by making the Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme (the PVG scheme) a legal requirement for anyone carrying out a regulated role.