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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2009 No. 41 (C. 2)

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

6th February 2009

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 1(3) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007(1), makes the following Order.

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order, “the Order” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007.

Provisions coming into operation on 13th March 2009

3.—(1) 13th March 2009 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Order—

(a)Article 6 (barred lists), for the purposes of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Transitory Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009(2);

(b)Article 9 (regulated activity) and Schedule 2;

(c)Article 39 (regulated activity providers: duty to provide information on request etc.) and the provisions specified in paragraph (2), in so far as they relate to that Article;

(d)Article 42 (Education and Library Boards and HSS bodies: duty to provide information on request);

(e)Article 44 (registers: duty to provide information on request) and Article 43(7) (registers: duty to refer), in so far as it relates to that Article;

(f)Article 48 (supervisory authorities: duty to provide information on request) and Article 47(7) (supervisory authorities: duty to refer), in so far as it relates to that Article;

(g)Article 55 (fostering);

(h)Article 57 (damages);

(i)paragraphs 1 to 3, 4(1) to (4) and (6), 5, 7 to 9, 10(1) to (4) and (6), 11, 14 to 20, 22, 23, 24(3) to (7) and 25(3) of Schedule 1 (barred lists) in so far as they are not already in operation.

(2) The provisions are—

(a)Article 10 (regulated activity providers);

(b)Article 25 (controlled activity relating to children);

(c)Article 26(1) to (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (6) (controlled activity relating to adults);

(d)Article 27(3) (controlled activity: regulations);

(e)Article 40 (duty to provide information: offences).

Paul Goggins

Minister of State

Northern Ireland Office

6th February 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This is the third Commencement Order made under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (“the Order”).

Article 3 brings into operation Article 6 of the Order for the purposes of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Transitory Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (“the Transitory Order”), as well as related provisions in Schedule 1 to the Order, which makes provision relating to barring. These provisions relate to the maintenance of a children’s barred list and an adults’ barred list and the process by which a person may be included in, or removed from, either list.

Article 3 also brings Article 9 and Schedule 2 into operation in full, providing the definition of regulated activity for the purposes of the Order, as well as bringing into operation Article 55, which defines, and makes provision relating to, fostering (once Article 7 of the Order is in operation, a person who is included in one of the barred lists will be barred from engaging in the regulated activity to which the list relates; by virtue of paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 2, fostering is regulated activity relating to children).

In addition, Article 3 brings into operation Articles 39, 42, 44 and 48 of the Order, which impose duties on various persons to provide information to the Independent Barring Board (“IBB”) at the IBB’s request (the IBB is established under section 1 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006), together with Article 57, which makes provision relating to damages where a person has suffered loss or damage in consequence of an individual being included in a barred list, or of the provision of information in pursuance of duties including those mentioned above.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.R. No.
Article 6(2) to (5) partially14th March 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 6 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 6(2), (3) and (4) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 7(2)(b)and (3)(b) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 8 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 8 in so far as not already in operation29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 9(1) and (2) partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 9(3) and (4) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 10 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 10(12) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 15(2) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 16(1) and (2) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 17(1) and (5) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 18(1), (2) and (3) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 28(1)(c) and (d), (8)(a) and (c), (10), (11) and (12)(d) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 2929th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 30(1) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 32(7) and (8) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 33(6) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 34(10) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 35(3) and (4)(b) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 37(1) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 38(1), (2) and (3) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 39 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 39(2) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 40 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 41(1) and (5) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 42 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 42(2) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 43(1), (5) and (8) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 44 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 44(2) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 45(3) to (5) partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 45(7) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 46(6) and (7) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 47(1), (5) and (9) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 48 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 48(1)(a) and (2) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 49(6) and (7) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 50(6), (7) and (8) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 51(6), (7) and (8) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 52 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 53 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 55 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 56(1) and (2) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Article 57 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 59 partially14th March 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 5914th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Article 60(1) partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Schedule 1
Paragraphs 1(1), 2(1), 7(1), 8(1), 15(1) and (2), 18(3)(b) and (6), and 24(1), (2) and (9) partially14th March 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Paragraphs 6(1)(b), (2) and (3), 12(1)(b), (2) and (3), 16(5), 19(1)(b) and 21 partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Schedule 2
Schedule 2 partially14th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Paragraphs 2(1)(f), 6, 7(1)(f) and 9 partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Schedule 3
Paragraphs 1(1), 2(1)(a), 3(1)(c) and (2), 4(1)(c) and (2), 5, 6(1)(c) and (2), 7(1)(c) and (2), 8, 9(1)(c) and (2), 10(1)(c) and (2) and 14 partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Schedule 4
Paragraph 2(1) and 5 partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Schedule 5
Paragraph 1 and 2 partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

Schedule 6
Paragraphs 2 to 4 partially14th March 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Schedule 614th April 2008

2008 No. 127

(C. 5)

Schedule 7
Paragraph 4 partially29th May 2008

2008 No. 233

(C. 11)

(3)

Paragraphs 24 and 25 were amended by S.R. 2009/21