The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

[F1 Membership N.I.

3.— (1) For the purposes of section 1(3)(j) of the Act (other relevant persons or bodies), a prescribed relevant body shall be—

(a) the British Medical Association; F2 ...

(b) any voluntary organisation[F3 ; and

(c) the Department.]

(2) For the purposes of section 1(2)(b) [F4 and (3A) and (3B),] of the Act the prescribed representatives shall be—

[F5 (a) from the Department, the Director of Social Care and Children;]

(b) from the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being–

(i) the Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children;

(ii) the Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals; and

(iii) the Director of Public Health [F6 or Assistant Director for Service Development and Screening] ;

[F7 (c) an Executive Director for Social Work or Assistant Director for Children’s Services from each of the following HSC trusts—

(i) the South Eastern HSC Trust;

(ii) the Southern HSC Trust;

(iii) the Northern HSC Trust;

(iv) the Western HSC Trust;]

[F8 (cc) an Executive Director of Social Work or Co-Director for Children’s Services from the Belfast HSC Trust;]

(d) an Assistant Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland with responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children [F9 or the Chief Superintendent for Public Protection] ;

(e) the Director [F10 or Assistant Director] of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland;

(f) the Chief Executive [F11 or Director] of the Youth Justice Agency;

(g) a Chief Executive of an education and library board;

(h) two Chief Executives of district councils;

(i) the National Head of Service [F12 or Assistant Director] for Northern Ireland of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children;

(j) a member of the Northern Ireland General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association; and

(k) at least three but not more than five persons from voluntary organisations.

[F13 (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a)(ii) a Designated Doctor for Safeguarding Children means a paediatrician designated by the Regional Health and Social Care Board to provide information, advice and assistance regarding the safeguarding of children.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.4.2013) by The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 178(2)(b)(ii)

F2 Word in reg. 3(1)(a) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of The Children’s Social Care (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/161), regs. 1, 6(2)(a)(i)

F3 Reg. 3(1)(c) and word inserted (1.4.2022) by The Children’s Social Care (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/161), regs. 1, 6(2)(a)(ii)

F4 Words in reg. 3(2) inserted (1.4.2022) by The Children’s Social Care (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/161), regs. 1, 6(2)(b)(i)

F5 Reg. 3(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2022) by The Children’s Social Care (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/161), regs. 1, 6(2)(b)(ii)

F6 Words in reg. 3(2)(b)(iii) inserted (1.1.2015) by The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/293), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b)

F7 Reg. 3(2)(c) substituted (1.1.2015) by The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/293), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)

F8 Reg. 3(2)(cc) inserted (1.1.2015) by The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/293), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(d)

F9 Words in reg. 3(2)(d) inserted (1.1.2015) by The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/293), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(e)

F10 Words in reg. 3(2)(e) inserted (1.1.2015) by The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/293), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(f)

F11 Words in reg. 3(2)(f) inserted (1.1.2015) by The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/293), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(g)

F12 Words in reg. 3(2)(i) inserted (1.1.2015) by The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/293), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(h)

F13 Reg. 3(3) inserted (1.1.2015) by The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/293), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(i)