Education Act 2011

Other amendments

27 (1) The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 41 (registers: duty to refer), in the table in subsection (7), in entry 1, for the entry in column 2 substitute “The General Teaching Council for Wales”.

(3) In section 45 (supervisory authorities: duty to refer), in subsection (7), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aza) the Secretary of State in respect of the Secretary of State’s functions under sections 141B to 141E of the Education Act 2002;

(azb) the Secretary of State in respect of the Secretary of State’s functions under Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Education and Skills Act 2008;”.

(4) In Schedule 3 (barred lists), in paragraph 16 (representations), in sub-paragraph (4)—

(a) after “before” insert “the Secretary of State in the exercise of the Secretary of State’s functions under section 141B of the Education Act 2002, or in proceedings before”;

(b) omit paragraph (a).

(5) In Schedule 8 (transitional provision), in paragraph 2 (existing restrictions relating to children)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3), omit paragraphs (a) and (c);

(b) in sub-paragraph (4), for “(3)(c) and (d)” substitute “(3)(d)”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (7), for “(3)(c) and (d)” substitute “(3)(d)”.