2012 No. 330 (C. 29)
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012
Made 28th August 2012

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 1(3) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007.
S.I. 2007/1351 (N.I. 11).

1 Citation and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.
2 In this Order “the Order” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007.

2 Provisions coming into operation on 10th September 2012
The appointed day for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Order is 10th September 2012—
(a) Article 45(6);
(b) Article 45(7) insofar as it is not already in operation;
(c) Article 49(1) to (4);
Article 49(1) to (4) is amended by section 78 of, and paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 7 to, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9).
(d) Article 49(7) insofar as it is not already in operation;
Article 49(7) is amended by section 78 of, and paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 7 to, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
(e) Article 52 (provision of information to supervisory authorities) insofar as it is not already in operation.
Article 52 is amended by section 78 of, and paragraph 13(5) of Schedule 7 to, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

3 Provisions coming into operation on the day on which paragraph 9 of Schedule 7 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 comes into force
Schedule 5 to the Order (insofar as it is not already in operation) comes into operation on the day on which paragraph 9 of Schedule 7 to the Protection of Freedoms Act is brought into force for the purposes of inserting Article 32A (provision of barring information on request) into the Order.
Lynne Featherstone Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 28th August 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation further provisions of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (“the 2007 Order”).
Article 2 brings into operation on 10th September 2012 provisions in the 2007 Order relating to provision of information from the Independent Safeguarding Authority (“ISA”) to keepers of relevant registers and the ability for supervisory authorities to request information and be provided with information by the ISA.
Article 3 brings into operation provisions in the 2007 Order relating to the list of persons who will be entitled to request barred list information from the ISA at the same time as the provisions in the 2007 Order which enable that barred list check to be done are brought into operation. These are inserted by paragraph 9 of Schedule 7 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (“the 2012 Act”) and will be brought into operation by a commencement order made under the 2012 Act at a later date.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.R. No.	
Article 6(2) to (5) partially	14th March 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 6 partially	14th April 2008	2008 No. 127 (C. 5)	
Article 6(2), (3) and (4) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 6 partially	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 6 in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 7(2)(b)and (3)(b) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 7 in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 8 partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 8 in so far as not already in operation	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 9(1) and (2) partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 9(3) and (4) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 9	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 10 partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 10(12) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 10 partially	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 10 in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 11	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 13	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 15(2) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 16(1) and (2) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 17(1) and (5) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 18(1), (2) and (3) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 22 partially	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 23(2) and (5)	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 23(8) partially	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 24(1) partially	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 25 partially	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 25 partially	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 25 in so far as not already in operation	7th April 2010	2010/145 (C.10)	
Article 26(1) to (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (6) partially	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 26 partially	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 26 in so far as not already in operation	7th April 2010	2010/145 (C.10)	
Article 27(3) partially	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 27(1) and (2)	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 27(3)	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 28(1)(c) and (d), (8)(a) and (c), (10), (11) and (12)(d) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 29	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 30(1) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 32(7) and (8) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 33(6) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 34(10) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 35(3) and (4)(b) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 37(1) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 37 in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 38(1), (2) and (3) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 38 in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 39 partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 39(2) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 39	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 40 partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 40 partially	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 40 in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 41(1) and (5) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 41 in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 42 partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 42(2) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 42	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 43(1), (5) and (8) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 43(7) partially	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 43 in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 44 partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 44(2) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 44	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 45(3) to (5) partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 45(7) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 46(6) and (7) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 47(1), (5) and (9) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 47(7) partially	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 47 in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 48 partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 48(1)(a) and (2) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 48	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 49(6) and (7) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 50(6), (7) and (8) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 51(6), (7) and (8) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 52 partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 53 partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 53 in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 54	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 55 partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 55	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 56(1) and (2) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 56 in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Article 57 partially	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 57	13th March 2009	2009/41 (C.2)	
Article 59 partially	14th March 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 59	14th April 2008	2008/127 (C.5)	
Article 60(1) partially	29th May 2008	2008/233 (C.11)	
Article 60 partially	12th October 2009	2009/304 (C.20)	
Article 60 partially	12th October 2009	2009/346 (C.24)	
Schedule 1			
Paragraphs 1(1), 2(1), 7(1), 8(1), 15(1) and (2), 18(3)(b) and (6), and 24(1), (2) and (9) partially	14th March 2008		2008/127 (C.5)
			
Paragraphs 6(1)(b), (2) and (3), 12(1)(b), (2) and (3), 16(5), 19(1)(b) and 21 partially	29th May 2008		2008/233 (C.11)
			
Paragraphs 1 to 3, 4(1) to (4) and (6), 5, 7 to 9, 10(1) to (4) and (6), 11, 14 to 20, 22, 23, 24(3) to (7) and 25	13th March 2009		2009/41 (C.2)
			
Paragraphs 4(5), 6, 10(5), 12, 13 and 21(a) in so far as not already in operation	12th October 2009		2009/346 (C.24)
			
Schedule 2			
Schedule 2 partially	14th April 2008		2008/127 (C.5)
Paragraphs 2(1)(f), 6, 7(1)(f) and 9 partially	29th May 2008		2008/233 (C.11)
Schedule 2	13th March 2009		2009/41 (C.2)
Schedule 3			
Paragraphs 1(1), 2(1)(a), 3(1)(c) and (2), 4(1)(c) and (2), 5, 6(1)(c) and (2), 7(1)(c) and (2), 8, 9(1)(c) and (2), 10(1)(c) and (2) and 14	29th May 2008		2008/233 (C.11)
partially			
Schedule 4			
Paragraph 2(1) and 5 partially	29th May 2008		2008/233 (C.11)
Schedule 5			
Paragraph 1 and 2 partially	29th May 2008		2008/233 (C.11)
Schedule 6			
Paragraphs 2 to 4 partially	14th March 2008		2008/127 (C.5)
Schedule 6	14th April 2008		2008/127 (C.5)
Schedule 7			
Paragraph 4 partially	29th May 2008		2008/233 (C.11)
Paragraph 3	12th October 2009		2009/304 (C.20)
Paragraphs 1 to 3 and 5	12th October 2009		2009/346 (C.24)
Schedule 8			
Schedule 8 partially	12th October 2009		2009/304 (C.20)
Schedule 8 partially	12th October 2009		2009/346 (C.24)