The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009

Exceptions – regulated activity relating to children N.I.

4.—F1 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) The fostering of a child (C) is not to be treated as a regulated activity where—

(a) a person (F) is [F2 barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to children] ;

(b) C is being looked after by an authority within the meaning of Articles 25 and 26 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;

(c) the authority that looks after C is satisfied that C’s welfare requires that C is fostered by F; and

(d) either—

(i) F or a member of F’s household is a relative of C; or

(ii) C was being fostered by F immediately before F was [F3 barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to children] .

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 4(1) omitted (10.9.2012) by virtue of The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/320), arts. 1, 3(3)(a)

F2 Words in art. 4(2)(a) substituted (10.9.2012) by The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/320), arts. 1, 3(3)(b)

F3 Words in art. 4(2)(d)(ii) substituted (10.9.2012) by The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/320), arts. 1, 3(3)(c)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 4 in operation at 12.10.2009, see art. 1