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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Article 51:
- Sch. 1 para. 5A inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 11(1)
- Sch. 1 para. 11A inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 11(3)
- art. 32A 32B substituted for art. 32-34 by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 9(1)
- art. 35(3A)-(3D) inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 9(2)(c)
- art. 36ZA inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 10
- art. 50(2A) inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(3)(c)
- art. 50(5)(b) and word inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(3)(f)
- art. 51(1) words substituted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(a)(i)
- art. 51(1)(a) word inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(a)(iii)
- art. 51(1)(b) word substituted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(a)(iv)
- art. 51(2) words substituted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(b)
- art. 51(2A) inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(c)
- art. 51(3)(a) words substituted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(d)
- art. 51(5) word inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(e)(i)
- art. 51(5) words substituted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(e)(ii)
- art. 51(5)(b) and word inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(f)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Order associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 1 para. 5A inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 11(1)
- Sch. 1 para. 11A inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 11(3)
- art. 32A 32B substituted for art. 32-34 by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 9(1)
- art. 35(3A)-(3D) inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 9(2)(c)
- art. 36ZA inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 10
- art. 50(2A) inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(3)(c)
- art. 50(5)(b) and word inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(3)(f)
- art. 51(2A) inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(c)
- art. 51(5)(b) and word inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(f)
Supervisory authorities: notification of barring, etc. in respect of vulnerable adultsN.I.
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51.—(1) This Article applies if—
(a)a person is F1... included in the adults' barred list,
(b)[F2DBS] becomes aware that a person is subject to a relevant adults' disqualification, F3...
F3(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) [F4DBS] must notify every interested supervisory authority of the circumstance mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) (as the case may be) of paragraph (1).
(3) A supervisory authority is an interested supervisory authority only if—
(a)it has applied to [F5DBS] to be notified if any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (1) occurs in relation to the person, and
(b)the application has not been withdrawn.
(4) A supervisory authority may apply to [F6DBS] under paragraph (3)(a) only if the notification is required in connection with the exercise of a function of the supervisory authority mentioned in Article 47(7).
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b) an application is withdrawn if the supervisory authority notifies [F7DBS] that it no longer wishes to be notified if any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (1) occurs in relation to the person.
(6) A person is subject to a relevant adults' disqualification if he is included in a list maintained under the law of England and Wales or Scotland which the Secretary of State specifies by order as corresponding to the adults' barred list.
(7) The Secretary of State may provide that in prescribed circumstances a supervisory authority is not an interested supervisory authority for the purposes of this Article.
(8) [F8DBS] may [F9determine] the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this Article.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in art. 51(1)(a) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(a)(ii), Sch. 10 Pt. 5; S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)
F2Words in art. 51(1) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)
F3Art. 51(1)(c) and preceding word repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(a)(v), Sch. 10 Pt. 5; S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)
F4Words in art. 51(2) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)
F5Words in art. 51(3) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)
F6Words in art. 51(4) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)
F7Words in art. 51(5) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)
F8Words in art. 51(8) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)
F9Word in art. 51(8) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(g); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(z)(vi)
Commencement Information
I1Art. 51 partly in operation; art. 51 not in operation at date of making see art. 1(3); art. 51(6)(7)(8) in operation for certain purposes at 29.5.2008 by S.R. 2008/233, art. 4(u), art. 5(l)
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