2.—(1) The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In regulation 3 (Membership)—
(a)for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—
“(a)from the Regional Health and Social Care Board—
(i)the Director or Assistant Director of Social Care and Children; and
(ii)a Designated Doctor for Safeguarding Children;”;
(b)in paragraph (2)(b)(iii) after “Health” insert “or Assistant Director for Service Development and Screening”;
(c)for paragraph (2)(c) substitute—
“(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;”;
(d)after paragraph (2)(c) insert—
“(cc)an Executive Director of Social Work or Co-Director for Children’s Services from the Belfast HSC Trust;”;
(e)in paragraph (2)(d) after “children” insert “or the Chief Superintendent for Public Protection”;
(f)in paragraph (2)(e) after “Director” insert “or Assistant Director”;
(g)in paragraph (2)(f) after “Executive” insert “or Director”;
(h)in paragraph (2)(i) after “Service” insert “or Assistant Director”;
(i)after paragraph (2) insert—
“(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.”.
(3) In Schedule 1 (Meetings and Proceedings of the Safeguarding Board)—
(a)at the beginning of paragraph 8(1) insert “Subject to paragraph (1A),”;
(b)after paragraph 8(1) insert—
“(1A) In exceptional circumstances, where more than one third of the total membership declares an interest under paragraph 9 (Declaration of interest), the quorum requirement will be satisfied if two thirds (rounded up to a whole number) of the remaining members are present.”.
(4) In Schedule 3 (Meetings and proceedings of the Safeguarding Panels)—
(a)at the beginning of paragraph 7(1) insert “Subject to paragraph (1A),”;
(b)after paragraph 7(1) insert—
“(1A) In exceptional circumstances, where more than one third of the total membership declares an interest under paragraph 8 (Declaration of interest), the quorum requirement will be satisfied if two thirds (rounded up to a whole number) of the remaining members are present.”.
(5) In Schedule 5 (Meetings and proceedings of the Case Management Review Panel)—
(a)at the beginning of paragraph 7(1) insert “ Subject to paragraph (1A),”;
(b)after paragraph 7(1) insert—
“(1A) In exceptional circumstances, where more than one third of the total membership declares an interest under paragraph 8 (Declaration of interest), the quorum requirement will be satisfied if two thirds (rounded up to a whole number) of the remaining members are present.”.