Part VII Protection of children and vulnerable adults
General
I1104 Suitability to adopt a child: searches of lists.
1
The M1Police Act 1997 shall be amended as follows.
2
In section 113 (criminal record certificates)—
a
in subsection (3A), after “(3B),” there shall be inserted “
or his suitability to adopt a child,
”
; and
b
after subsection (3D) (inserted by section 90) there shall be inserted—
3E
The references in subsections (3A) and (3C) to suitability to be employed, supplied to work, found work or given work in a position falling within subsection (3B) or (3D) include references to suitability to be registered—
a
under Part II of the Care Standards Act 2000 (establishments and agencies);
b
under Part IV of that Act (social care workers); or
3
In section 115 (enhanced criminal record certificates)—
a
in subsection (5)—
i
after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted—
ea
registration under Part II of the Care Standards Act 2000 (establishments and agencies);
eb
registration under Part IV of that Act (social care workers);
and
ii
after paragraph (g) there shall be inserted—
h
a decision made by an adoption agency within the meaning of section 11 of the M4Adoption Act 1976 as to a person’s suitability to adopt a child.
and
b
in subsection (6A), after “113,” there shall be inserted “
or his suitability to adopt a child,
”
.