Protection of Children Act 1999

6Appeals against prohibition or restriction of employment

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(1)The power to make regulations under subsection (6) of section 218 of the 1988 Act includes power to provide that a person may appeal to the Tribunal against—

(a)a decision to prohibit or restrict the person’s employment or further employment on the grounds mentioned in subsection (6ZA)(a) to (d) of that section; or

(b)a decision not to revoke or vary such a decision as is mentioned in paragraph (a) above.

(2)Regulations made by virtue of this section may make provision as to the circumstances in which the Tribunal shall allow an appeal under the regulations and as to the powers available to it on allowing such an appeal.

(3)Such regulations may provide that, where a person has been convicted of an offence involving misconduct, no finding of fact on which the conviction must be taken to have been based shall be challenged on an appeal under the regulations.