Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Devolution Alignment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010

Regulated activity: children

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

6.—(1) Paragraph 4 (positions) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)after paragraph (aa)(1) insert—

(aaa)an individual who is the proprietor of an independent school;

(aab)an individual who takes part in the governance and management of an independent school;,

(b)in paragraph (k)(2) omit “wholly or mainly”; and

(c)after paragraph (k) insert—

(l)member of an authority responsible for the approval of foster parents in accordance with regulations made under Articles 27 and 28 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;

(m)member of an adoption panel established in accordance with regulations made under Article 10 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (regulation of adoption agencies)(3).

(3) After sub-paragraph (3) insert—

(4) In this paragraph—

“independent school” and “proprietor” has the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(4)..

(1)

Paragraph (aa) of paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 2 was inserted by S.R. 2009/304.

(2)

Paragraph (k) inserted by S.R. 2009/304.

(4)

The definition of “independent school” was amended by Article 30(1) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/274 (N.I. 1))