Record of Removed Persons
Any person who has been removed from being concerned in the management and control of a charity or body by the Court of Session is entered into the Record of Removed Persons. Those individuals are disqualified from serving as charity trustees in Scotland unless they have a waiver of disqualification.
This list will help charities carry out due diligence on prospective new trustees. However, it is important to know that someone who is not on it can still be disqualified from being a charity trustee. In addition to being permanently disqualified by the Court of Session, someone can also be disqualified for:
- having an unspent conviction for an offence involving dishonesty or an offence under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005
- being an undischarged bankrupt or having a Protected Trust Deed
- being removed under either Scottish or English Law or the courts from being a charity trustee
- being disqualified from being a company director.
Charities should always check if a trustee is eligible to take up the position before they start and should regularly review the disqualification criteria against its existing trustees.
Any person who has been removed from being concerned in the management and control of a charity or body by the Court of Session is entered into the Record of Removed Persons. Those individuals are disqualified from serving as charity trustees in Scotland unless they have a waiver of disqualification.
To search the record, enter the surname of the person you want to check. If the details match someone on the Record of Removed Persons, but you are not sure if they are the same person, you can contact us on info@oscr.org.uk with the subject “Record of Removed Persons” and include the address and date of birth (if known) of the person for further clarification.