Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Order” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007;

“employment” includes any arrangement (contractual or otherwise) under or by virtue of which a person (P) engages in regulated or controlled activity;

“P” means any person in relation to whom a person has a duty or power to provide information prescribed in regulations 3 to 11 to IBB for the purposes of Articles 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47 and 48 of the Order;

(2) In these Regulations, a reference to P’s conduct includes a reference to any offence which P has committed or is alleged to have committed, any incident involving P or any behaviour or other act or omission of P’s that—

(a)gave rise to the provision of information to IBB under Article 37, 38, 41, 43 or 47 of the Order; or

(b)in relation to which IBB is considering whether P should be included in or removed from a barred list.